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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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 22 May 2025
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Question reference: S1W-14978

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support Real Nappy Week 2001 on 23 to 29 April and what its position is in relation to the call for the NHS to adopt a real nappy policy in order to reduce the volume of waste being landfilled or incinerated.

Question reference: S1W-14977

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated time period is for the decomposition of disposable nappies on landfill sites.

Question reference: S1W-14696

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether all patients with early rheumatoid arthritis are referred for a specialist rheumatology opinion and treatment within 12 weeks of the onset of symptoms.

Question reference: S1W-14463

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is putting in place to ensure effective financial monitoring by its Health Department and improve the accountability of NHS bodies to the department following the Auditor General's audit review of National Health Service bodies in Tayside.

Question reference: S1W-14697

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how public awareness of rheumatoid arthritis will be increased in order that symptoms can be recognised at an early stage and the progression of the disease delayed.

Question reference: S1W-14462

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 25 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what rate of return on net relevant fixed assets each NHS Trust achieved in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-13268

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when figures for hospital-acquired infections in private and NHS hospitals caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus will be available.

Question reference: S1W-14195

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 20 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will make available data on total capital and revenue expenditure which is not available from national financial returns as highlighted in the Audit Scotland Performance Audit, Equipped to care: Managing medical equipment in the NHS in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-13747

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 20 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10745 by Susan Deacon on 27 November 2000, what further progress has been made on the Joint Review of Section 24 of the General Whitley Council Handbook, covering mileage and travelling allowances for all staff.

Question reference: S1W-13946

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 20 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) projected and (b) actual savings were resulting from the centralising of payments by the Common Services Agency (CSA) for doctors, dentists, opticians and pharmacists and how much money was taken from health boards to enable the CSA to set up this new system.