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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 23 May 2025
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Question reference: S1W-18479

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 October 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to collate information regarding the cost of caring for and educating persons with an autistic spectrum disorder over their lifetime.

Question reference: S1W-18480

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 15 October 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the take-up figures were for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Question reference: S1W-18481

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 8 October 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential places are available across Scotland for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, broken down by health board area.

Question reference: S1W-18483

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 8 October 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in Scotland are (a) drugs dependent and (b) alcohol dependent, broken down by age, gender and health board area.

Question reference: S1W-18130

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 27 September 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will make available its report on the responses to Assessing our children's educational needs: The Way Forward.

Question reference: S1W-17254

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the haemophilus influen'ae type b (Hib) vaccine contains thiomersal.

Question reference: S1W-17237

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has exchanged with UK and foreign security organisations regarding activists without criminal or civil convictions.

Question reference: S1W-17238

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive with which organisations and countries it exchanges information regarding anti-nuclear activists.

Question reference: S1W-17236

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met a representative or representatives of the Ministry of Defence police and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S1W-17235

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Italian Government regarding exchanging information about anti-globalisation activists.