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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

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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-06515

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to produce additional statistical data giving a clearer understanding of Scotland's competitiveness and productivity relative to (a) other UK nations, (b) other UK regions and (c) major Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

Question reference: S2W-06508

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the justification was for choosing 2000 as the base year for the calculation of Scottish gross domestic product.

Question reference: S2W-06512

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that current gross domestic product data provide a true and fair view of the Scottish economy.

Question reference: S2W-06101

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of economic growth being its top priority, what targets it will be asking the new senior management of Scottish Enterprise to achieve and for what reasons.

Question reference: S2W-06100

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of economic growth being its top priority, which measurement it considers to be the most important in measuring the impact of economic performance on the people of Scotland and for what reasons.

Question reference: S2W-06099

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 March 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of economic growth being its top priority, which measurement it considers to be the most important in measuring economic performance and for what reasons.

Question reference: S2W-05806

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory powers it has to influence the economy and what plans it has to use such powers in each case.

Question reference: S2W-05805

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to issue economic growth forecasts.

Question reference: S2W-05815

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national product (GNP) have been in each year since 1900 compared with the UK figures, expressing Scottish GDP and GNP as a percentage of the UK equivalent and outlining the methodology used to compile these figures.

Question reference: S2W-05809

  • Asked by: Jim Mather, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 February 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what statistical information collected by Her Majesty's Government and organisations regarding the creation of new businesses or companies in Scotland it uses to inform policies on economic growth.