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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 19 July 2025
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Question reference: S2W-15012

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the European Commission about regional funding in the 2007-13 funding period.

Question reference: S2W-15009

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any contact with European Regional Commissioner, Danuta Hubner, and, if so, what the details were of such contact.

Question reference: S2W-15011

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 17 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will release details of all discussions held about European Regional Development Funding for Scotland (a) with the Department for Trade and Industry, (b) with HM Treasury, (c) as part of any joint ministerial committee meeting and (d) with the European Commission.

Question reference: S2W-15054

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of women of working age is in work or looking for employment.

Question reference: S2W-15055

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of people of working age is in work or looking for employment.

Question reference: S2W-15015

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what lessons it has learned as a result of the draft interim report on the Objective One funding projects in the Highlands and Islands delivered to it by the European Commission on 27 September 2004.

Question reference: S2W-15008

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the Highlands and Islands European Partnership's (HIEP) update of the Oviedo Declaration for Statistical Effect Regions.

Question reference: S2W-15057

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of women between 55 and 64 years of age is in work or looking for employment.

Question reference: S2W-15053

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of men of working age is in work or looking for employment.

Question reference: S2W-15058

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of people aged between 55 and 64 years of age is in work or looking for employment.