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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-20546

  • 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 exercises it has carried out which involve planning for two or more coincident major disasters and what these coincident disasters were.

Question reference: S1W-20551

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

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18215 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 1 October 2001 and with reference to parliamentary question 12187 answered by Her Majesty's Government on 12 November 2001, what consultations it has had with Her Majesty's Government as to what areas are covered by confidentiality and what the reasons are for any difference in policy between it and Her Majesty's Government on this matter.

Question reference: S1W-20547

  • 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, as part of its emergency planning responsibilities, what consultations it has had with the Ministry of Defence on the security of key installations in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-20552

  • 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, with reference to the military/civilian nuclear exercise at Rosyth/Glenrothes on 10 October 2001, (a) how successful the exercise was, (b) what kind of incident it was predicated upon, (c) what organisations took part and (d) how many people from each organisation were involved.

Question reference: S1W-20545

  • 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 which local authorities have requested additional funds for emergency planning since 11 September 2001.

Question reference: S1W-20550

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

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18619 by Mr Jim Wallace on 11 October 2001, what future needs are being considered by the Scottish Prison Service in its review of its computerised prisoner records system; how comprehensive the biographical information held on this system will be, and whether the records will include sufficient background information to assist rehabilitation.

Question reference: S1W-19994

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive who its representatives will be at the meeting of the EU Health Council in Brussels starting on 15 November 2001.

Question reference: S1W-20421

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19734 by Susan Deacon on 20 November 2001, why that answer refers to the answer to question S1W-19012 by Susan Deacon on 8 November 2001 which gives figures on the median waiting times for tonsillectomies at the (a) Royal Alexandria Hospital, Paisley and (b) Vale of Leven Hospital as at 30 June 2001 when S1W-19734 sought this information as at 31 October 2001 and whether it will now provide that information.

Question reference: S1W-19729

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to use the Health Care International hospital in Clydebank in order to alleviate any pressure on health services in the Argyll and Clyde Health Board area.

Question reference: S1W-20175

  • Asked by: Colin Campbell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive at which meetings of the EU Council of Ministers it has (a) been present and (b) spoken during formal sessions since May 1999.