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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 2 May 2025
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Question reference: S1W-01877

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 16 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish targets for the impact of its proposed road charging legislation on the number of hours lost by drivers and passengers due to congestion.

Question reference: S1W-01876

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 16 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what the distribution is by time and travel to work area of hours lost by drivers and passengers of private cars because of congestion in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Question reference: S1W-02292

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 November 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 16 November 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has undertaken to inform its input into developing Her Majesty's Government's position for the forthcoming World Trade Organisation negotiations on trade and investment.

Question reference: S1W-02291

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 November 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 15 November 1999

To ask the Presiding Officer what steps have been taken towards the Parliament developing links such as "twinning" with other emerging nations, especially those in the developing world.

Question reference: S1W-01788

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the Scottish workforce travels to work by private car, broken down by travel to work area.

Question reference: S1W-01789

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will lodge in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre details of the technical specification of the equipment to be used in the M8 pilot project on road charging.

Question reference: S1W-01875

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what the distribution is by time and travel to work area of hours lost by passengers on public transport because of congestion in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Question reference: S1W-01879

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what its target is for reduction in the number of hours lost by passengers on public transport because of congestion.

Question reference: S1W-01878

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what its target is for reduction in the number of hours lost by drivers and passengers of private cars because of congestion.

Question reference: S1W-01812

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 October 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours drivers and passengers on Scotland's roads lost because of congestion in each of the last three years for which figures are available.