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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 5 May 2025
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Question reference: S1W-21001

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial cost there has been to Scottish firms as a result of SNCF's restriction on the number of trains passing through the Channel Tunnel since 7 November 2001.

Question reference: S1W-21000

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional road transport has been generated in Scotland by SNCF's restriction on the number of freight trains passing through the Channel Tunnel since 7 November 2001.

Question reference: S1W-20999

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what reduction in rail freight transport has taken place between Scotland and Europe since the SNCF restricted the number of freight trains passing through the Channel Tunnel on 7 November 2001.

Question reference: S1W-21002

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government to achieve relaxation of the restrictions on freight train traffic imposed on the Channel Tunnel by SNCF on 7 November 2001.

Question reference: S1W-20748

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 20 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures are in place for people to apply for free central heating and insulation under its Central Heating Programme.

Question reference: S1W-20746

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the uniformed police (a) establishment and (b) strength was in each division of each police force in each of the years 1991 to 2001 and what the population of each division area was in each year, giving details of any boundary changes.

Question reference: S1W-20747

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the uniformed police (a) establishment and (b) average attendance is per shift in each division of each police force.

Question reference: S1W-19930

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 17 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to bring forward legislation dealing with wildlife issues before May 2003.

Question reference: S1W-20548

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Simpson on 13 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what scale of emergency, or coincident emergencies, would oblige it to seek help from outwith Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-20543

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Simpson on 13 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19730 by Iain Gray on 20 November 2000, how much has been allocated to each council for emergency planning through the Grant Aided Expenditure process in the current financial year.