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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

  • Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
  • Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 3 July 2024
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Question reference: S2W-28685

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2707 by Mr Andy Kerr on 1 October 2003, how much it expects to spend under each PFI/PPP schemes listed in each of the next 25 years and any schemes subsequently approved.

Question reference: S2W-28895

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment or research has been undertaken in relation to drug deaths among recently released prisoners.

Question reference: S2W-28896

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 17 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of teachers to pupils has been in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S2W-28927

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 12 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Solicitor General for Scotland will reply to my letter dated 31 August 2006 regarding my constituent, Mr H Garner of Banff.

Question reference: S2W-28924

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 9 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform will reply to my letter dated 30 August 2006 regarding my constituent, Mr T Carter of Fraserburgh.

Question reference: S2W-26952

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many official visits to NHS hospitals were made by the First Minister in each year since 2001, broken down by hospital.

Question reference: S2W-28318

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 27 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister intends to reply to my letter of 10 August 2006 regarding the subject “The Public Interest”.

Question reference: S2W-28355

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28112 by Mr Tom McCabe on 13 September 2006, how the absence of centrally held procurement cost data can be reconciled with the Executive’s Efficient Government plans to make savings from procurement.

Question reference: S2W-28356

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28112 by Mr Tom McCabe on 13 September 2006, how the absence of centrally held procurement cost data impacts on the Executive’s ability to implement the McClelland Report on procurement.

Question reference: S2W-28370

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it expects to spend under PFI/PPP schemes in each of the next 30 years, broken down by project.