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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S2W-14806

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it will have to the G8 summit's discussions on the G8 Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG).

Question reference: S2W-14803

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it can take to assist the G8 in its aims on counter-terrorism.

Question reference: S2W-14394

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 February 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12927 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 December 2004, what the average length of time spent in prison is, including any time spent on remand, for prisoners sentenced to (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months and (c) six months to one year.

Question reference: S2W-14418

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many speeding offences detected by fixed-site cameras involved (a) UK nationals, (b) EU nationals, excluding UK nationals, and (c) non-EU nationals in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-14419

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many speeding offences detected by the police through methods other than fixed-site cameras involved (a) UK nationals, (b) EU nationals, excluding UK nationals, and (c) non-EU nationals in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-14892

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any input into the G8's Counter-Terrorism Action Group.

Question reference: S2W-14890

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken as a result of recommendations made by the G8's Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG)

Question reference: S2W-14856

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what influence or direct input it will have on the UK Government's contribution to the G8 summit's discussions on its recommendations on counter-terrorism.

Question reference: S2W-14887

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken to apply the G8's recommendations on counter-terrorism, broken down by section.

Question reference: S2W-14853

  • Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 9 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what influence or direct input it will have on the UK Government's contribution to the G8 summit's discussions on the G8's Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG).