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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 7 June 2025
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Question reference: S1W-26137

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to eliminate any growing financial deficits in universities.

Question reference: S1W-26134

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has provided for eating disorder services and what specific sums have been allocated to each NHS board in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-26138

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 5 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fund employers who provide approved apprenticeships at the same level as funding that follows students to further education colleges.

Question reference: S1W-25377

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 17 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how much European funding has been received for tourism purposes and to whom such funding was distributed in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-25371

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 10 May 2002

To ask the Presiding Officer what the cost will be to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body of the increased level of employers' National Insurance contributions in 2003-04.

Question reference: S1W-25372

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of what procedure it will follow, including what consultation procedure it will use, in its review of area tourist boards.

Question reference: S1W-25369

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with airline operators regarding the cost of flights to the Western Isles for tourists.

Question reference: S1W-25378

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the exact remit is of VisitScotland and what performance indicators were set for it.

Question reference: S1W-25370

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with airport operators regarding reducing aircraft landing fees to encourage inward tourism.

Question reference: S1W-25375

  • Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a substantive answer to my question S1W-25098 lodged on 16 April 2002 in respect of the publication of access criteria for e-tourism ltd by 30 April 2002.