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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 14 October 2025
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Question reference: S1W-07519

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what was the total allocation of money made available to each local authority by it and the Scottish Office in each of the past three years for the purpose of introducing computer and IT equipment in schools and whether this money was for the purposes of capital or revenue expenditure.

Question reference: S1W-07052

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 19 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on maintaining (a) council roads and (b) trunk roads in each local authority area in each of the last four years expressed in (i) real terms and (ii) as spend per mile of road maintained.

Question reference: S1W-07051

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive to detail for each of the last three years the amount raised in fines from motorists committing offences, including parking offences, by (a) local authority area and (b) type of offence.

Question reference: S1W-05486

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 8 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of disease caused by exposure to dog fouling have been reported within the NHS in Scotland in each of the last three years, broken down by region.

Question reference: S1W-07053

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 8 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated in grant aided expenditure to local authorities to spend on maintaining council roads in each of the last four years expressed in (i) real terms and (ii) as spend per mile of road to be maintained.

Question reference: S1W-07140

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 7 June 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what differences there are in the eligibility criteria for European Regional Development Funding for capital projects between areas designated for transitional funding and areas with full Objective 2 status.

Question reference: S1W-06818

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority area of the actual expenditure on maintenance of Scotland's coasts in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-06817

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority area of the grant aided expenditure allocated in each of the last three years for the maintenance of Scotland's coasts.

Question reference: S1W-06820

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any coastal maintenance projects currently under consideration for capital funding.

Question reference: S1W-06819

  • Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 May 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details, broken down by local authority area, of capital projects to improve (a) coastal defences and (b) public facilities such as piers or promenades which have been approved for funding by local or central government in each of the last three years, detailing the nature of the project, the total cost and a breakdown of the funding sources for each.