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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 3 December 2025
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Question reference: S1W-14429

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 10 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive from which budgets Scottish Homes' #40 million contribution to the central heating programme will be allocated.

Question reference: S1W-14424

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 10 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating systems it estimates will have to be ordered in order to meet installation needs under its central heating programme, broken down for each of the next five years.

Question reference: S1W-14425

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 10 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating system units are currently available for installation as part of its central heating programme.

Question reference: S1W-14428

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 10 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many qualified central heating engineers there currently are for each type of central heating system and what the current annual number of installations of each type is.

Question reference: S1W-14427

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 10 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are expected to qualify as central heating engineers in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S1W-14430

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 10 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive where the central heating units which will be installed under its central heating programme will be constructed.

Question reference: S1W-16342

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 2 July 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to divert monies allocated to the central heating initiative to other budgets and, if so, to which budgets.

Question reference: S1W-14426

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 27 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating engineers will be required to install the central heating units under its central heating programme.

Question reference: S1W-15909

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to develop national standards or good practice guidelines for local authorities to ensure that Houses in Multiple Occupancy licensing is carried out to a consistently high standard across Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-15908

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 5 June 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any indications that the level of fee in any local authority area for a Houses in Multiple Occupancy licence is encouraging landlords to sell their properties or to evade licensing.