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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 7 April 2026
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Question reference: S1W-27740

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints by prisoners there were in 2001-02, broken down by reason for the complaint and prison.

Question reference: S1W-27741

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21189 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002, what the cost of social work services has been in (a) HM Prison Edinburgh, (b) HM Young Offenders Institution Glenochil, (c) HM Young Offenders Institution Dumfries and (d) HM Young Offenders Institution Polmont in 2001-02 and 2002-03 to the present date.

Question reference: S1W-27739

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what objectives and risks were identified and what control strategy was determined for each significant risk at the risk management workshop mentioned at (iv) on page 47 of the Scottish Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-25705

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-25064 and S1W-25065 by Mr Jim Wallace on 29 April 2002, why the buildings of HM Prison Penninghame were re-advertised on 10 June 2000 when the deadline for offers intimated to those who had expressed interest was 3 May 2000.

Question reference: S1W-25707

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23459 by Mr Jim Wallace on 11 March 2002, whether any offer for the buildings of HM Prison Penninghame made before 3 May 2000 equalled or exceeded the value of #275,000.

Question reference: S1W-27720

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail disciplinary offences committed in HM Prisons Perth, Barlinnie, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Greenock, Glenochil and Kilmarnock for the last three years broken down for individual offences in the same way as in Appendix 6 of the Scottish Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-27654

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26897 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 July 2002, what is meant in each case where the standard set is said to have been partially achieved.

Question reference: S1W-27634

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what value of district court fines is presently outstanding, in total and broken down by district court.

Question reference: S1W-27635

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what value of district court fines was outstanding on 31 March 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002, in total and broken down by district court.

Question reference: S1W-27636

  • Asked by: Roseanna Cunningham, MSP for Perth, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what value of sheriff court fines is presently outstanding, in total and broken down by sheriff court.