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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: S1W-22323

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been for theft by housebreaking at Edinburgh sheriff court in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S1W-22324

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been for assault to severe injury at Edinburgh sheriff court in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S1W-21437

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 6 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what volume of freight trains it estimates will no longer use the Forth Rail Bridge when the Stirling/Alloa/Dunfermline railway line is reopened.

Question reference: S1W-21857

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 6 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how it envisages the operation of Quality Contract Schemes for buses in order to ensure an equitable tender process.

Question reference: S1W-22081

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 4 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports were submitted to the Lothian and Borders Regional Procurator Fiscal regarding assaults upon a police officer; how many such reports were proceeded with by the service of a complaint or petition, and how many such reports resulted in a conviction, all in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S1W-22083

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated costs will be of the construction of rail links to Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow Airport and who will be responsible for these costs.

Question reference: S1W-22082

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 4 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects that construction of a rail link to Edinburgh Airport will commence.

Question reference: S1W-20219

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 1 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what has been (a) the experience in business, aviation and tourism and (b) the political affiliation of all board members of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd since 1997.

Question reference: S1W-21452

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 December 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 1 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to relocate departments or civil servants following the creation of a Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning and, if so, what plans it has for such relocation.

Question reference: S1W-18674

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Colin Boyd on 1 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases relating to the possession of (a) cannabis or (b) cannabis resin in the City of Edinburgh were reported to the Procurators Fiscal in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999 and (iv) 2000 and how many cases were dealt with by (1) a warning letter or (2) a fixed penalty notice.