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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 15 May 2025
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Question reference: S1O-02222

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 14 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to remove the 90 head limit on claims under the Beef Special Premium Scheme.

Question reference: S1W-09232

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents have been reported to have occurred on farms in the last five years in (a) the whole of Scotland and (b) the Angus area.

Question reference: S1W-09223

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 6 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances it would consider action designed to prevent swine fever spreading to Scotland and whether any such action has been taken to date.

Question reference: S1W-09199

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide additional funding to local authorities in North East Scotland to enable them to upgrade the Inverurie to Keith section of the A96.

Question reference: S1W-09079

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 29 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Angus Council requires its permission to change the rules regarding eligibility for standing for community council elections.

Question reference: S1W-09073

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any concerns regarding the funding of policing in the Turriff area and whether it will intervene to ensure that the Turriff area benefits from additional resources being made available to Grampian Police.

Question reference: S1W-09040

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the #39 million aid package for Scottish farmers announced on 30 March 2000 has so far been paid out to Scottish farmers.

Question reference: S1W-08643

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 21 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what the additional number of cancer and other patients is at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee who would previously have been treated at Stracathro hospital.

Question reference: S1W-08639

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 21 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to reconsider the possibility of providing a bypass for Keith.

Question reference: S1W-08640

  • Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what was the number of accidents for each of the last five years on the Inverurie to Keith section of the A96.