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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Chamber and committees

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.

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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S2W-16962

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what review of the financial resources made available to NHS boards it intends to undertake as result of the Kerr report.

Question reference: S2W-16726

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in neurosurgery in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16746

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in dental/oral surgery in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16728

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in orthopaedics in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16738

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in genito/urinary medicine in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16753

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations it has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency regarding ship-to-ship oil transfer in the Firth of Forth planned by Melbourne Marine Services of Sunderland.

Question reference: S2W-16737

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in gastroenterology in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16744

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in respiratory medicine in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16747

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in geriatric medicine in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.

Question reference: S2W-16727

  • Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 May 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in ophthalmology in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.