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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 July 2025
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Question reference: S2W-09200

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 July 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) royal protection duties and (b) policing offshore installations cost in each of the last four years.

Question reference: S2W-09199

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 July 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many person hours Grampian Police allocated to (a) royal protection duties and (b) policing offshore installations in each of the last four years.

Question reference: S2W-09201

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 6 July 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated by EventScotland since its inception.

Question reference: S2W-09202

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 6 July 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive which projects have received funding from EventScotland and how much funding each such project has received.

Question reference: S2W-09203

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 1 July 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any representations to Post Office Ltd in support of safeguarding the future of the 14 post office branches in the Aberdeen area that have been earmarked for closure.

Question reference: S2W-09054

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for setting renewable targets for energy as a whole rather than for electricity as one source of energy.

Question reference: S2W-09053

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish details of energy sources and usage.

Question reference: S2W-08714

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) efficiency savings and (b) transitional costs it anticipates as a consequence of the current proposed voluntary mergers by some further education colleges, broken down by college.

Question reference: S2W-08902

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring procedures are in place to assess whether freight facilities grants succeed in moving freight from delivery by road.

Question reference: S2W-08882

  • Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to introduce a maritime equivalent of the rail company revenue support grant as part of its multimodal policies for removing freight from roads.