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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 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S2W-05482

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 26 January 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its action plan for the social economy.

Question reference: S2W-04453

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 10 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it has in determining whether the National Anthem or any other national song is formally played at public events.

Question reference: S2W-04098

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact of the introduction of NHS24 has been on the operation of the ambulance service in Ayrshire.

Question reference: S2W-04100

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many boundary disputes remain unresolved between AMEY Highways Ltd and local authorities in the South of Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-04012

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 24 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to establish a pedestrian crossing on the A68 in Lauder.

Question reference: S2W-03147

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 31 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce legislation to amend the defamation laws as suggested in petition PE578 to the Parliament.

Question reference: S2W-02967

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 27 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive who the current River Nith commissioners are and what discussions it has had with them on the proposed new cycle bridge over the Nith at Dumfries.

Question reference: S2W-03142

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 13 October 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status is of the A82 Tarbet to Crianlarich Route Action Plan.

Question reference: S2W-02206

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would be to it of extending the availability of broadband beyond the level currently planned by telecommunications companies.

Question reference: S2W-02205

  • Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any legal or regulatory differences between Scotland and Northern Ireland which would prevent it adopting a policy similar to the Northern Ireland Executive on the introduction of 100% broadband coverage.