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.

Question reference: S1W-27087

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list by title each document that it has sent to each police force in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-26727

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 16 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Sewel motions it has lodged with the Parliament in each year since 1999 and how many of these were passed.

Question reference: S1W-27034

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 16 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what powers the First Minister has to discipline and terminate the employment of civil servants.

Powers in relation to personnel issues such as the recruitment and appointment of staff outside the Senior Civil Service, discipline and the termination of employment of civil servants are delegated to the First Minister under the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992. These powers are exercised on the First Minister's behalf by civil servants in accordance with the rules and principles set out in the Civil Service Management Code and in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Code.

Question reference: S1W-27032

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 16 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what powers the First Minister has to recruit and appoint civil servants.

Question reference: S1W-27183

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representation it will have at ministerial and official level at the EU Internal Market, Consumer Affairs and Industry Council in Alborg on 18 and 19 October 2002.

Question reference: S1W-27175

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representation it will have at ministerial and official level at the EU Research Council on 30 September 2002.

Question reference: S1W-27174

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representation it will have at ministerial and official level at the EU General Affairs Council on 30 September and 1 October 2002.

Question reference: S1W-27173

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representation it will have at ministerial and official level at the EU Agriculture Council on 15 and 16 July 2002.

Question reference: S1W-27172

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representation it will have at ministerial and official level at the EU Budget Council on 19 July 2002.

Question reference: S1W-27171

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what representation it will have at ministerial and official level at the Informal Environment Council in Sonderborg on 19 to 21 July 2002.

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