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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S3W-38774

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money has been targeted at sports clubs and governing bodies through the Sports Facilities Fund and what facilities have been improved as a result.

Question reference: S3W-38273

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been a reduction in the national HEAT 3 target of 19,493 children aged 5 to 15 to complete a healthy weight programme and, if so, for what reason and what the new target is.

Question reference: S3W-38400

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason NHS Orkney has to find efficiency savings of 8.6% in 2010-11.

Question reference: S3W-38397

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what changes have been made to its HEAT targets since they were introduced.

Question reference: S3W-38340

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the per capita spending was in each NHS board in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-38276

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 13 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when support measures for the local community and businesses in Moray will be announced.

Question reference: S3W-38361

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will achieve its target of 6,317 completed child healthy weight interventions by the end of the three year programme, given that no more than 1,584 were achieved in the first two years.

Question reference: S3W-38398

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the 18-week referral-to-treatment target will not apply for psychological therapies until December 2014.

Question reference: S3W-38272

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether all NHS boards are expected to achieve the HEAT target for dementia services by March 2011.

Question reference: S3W-38274

  • Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons have been learned as a result of not achieving the target, HEAT 3: The Child Healthy Weight Programme.