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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 5 May 2025
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Question reference: S1W-21846

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19994 by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001, who briefed the UK delegation to the EU Health Council meeting in Brussels on 15 November 2001 on any matters of particular interest to Scotland and what any such matters were.

Question reference: S1W-21335

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 28 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all current Social Inclusion Partnership Boards, giving the names of all board members and the sphere of interest of each member, for example, councillor or tenants' association representative.

Question reference: S1W-21028

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20175 by Mr Jim Wallace on 5 December 2001, at which of the meetings of the EU Council of Ministers its representatives (a) spoke and (b) lead on topics, such as fishing, in which Scotland has the major interest in the United Kingdom.

Question reference: S1W-21838

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether AMEY Highways Ltd and BEAR Scotland Ltd are responsible for clearing litter from trunk road verges, central reservations and roadsides under their contracts for management and maintenance of the trunk road network.

Question reference: S1W-21703

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will monitor the performance of the Arts and Humanities Research Board in areas of Scottish interest and research.

Question reference: S1W-21701

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that all new applicants from Scottish residents or institutions will not be disadvantaged as a result of the transfer of the Scottish Studentship Scheme from the Students Awards Agency for Scotland to the Arts and Humanities Research Board in Bristol.

Question reference: S1W-21702

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Studentship Scheme is being withdrawn and, if so, what procedures are in place to ensure that a fair proportion of the applications from Scotland benefit from the scheme administered by the Arts and Humanities Research Board.

Question reference: S1W-21704

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any contingency plans to restore the responsibility for awards under the Scottish Studentship Scheme back to the Scottish Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) should the Arts and Humanities Research Board in Bristol be found to be placing postgraduate research and researchers at a disadvantage compared to the SAAS administered system.

Question reference: S1W-21333

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 17 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how the performance of Social Inclusion Partnership Boards is monitored.

Question reference: S1W-21332

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 17 January 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive to whom Social Inclusion Partnership Boards are accountable.