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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 22 May 2025
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Question reference: S1W-11834

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many special educational needs units within state schools have closed from 1997 to 2000.

Question reference: S1W-11831

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what training is currently available for teachers, in the light of the policy of mainstreaming, with regard to teaching children with autism.

Question reference: S1W-11579

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners are undergoing a programme of communication therapy.

Question reference: S1W-11576

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to assess whether or not a prisoner has communication difficulties.

Question reference: S1W-11580

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to address learning difficulties among prisoners.

Question reference: S1W-11578

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether data is collected on the prevalence of speech and language difficulties among the prison population.

Question reference: S1W-11577

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to assess whether or not a remand prisoner has communication difficulties.

Question reference: S1W-11386

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 4 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current membership is of the Glasgow Housing Partnership Steering Group.

Question reference: S1W-11367

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 1 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make available to the Parliament the minutes of any meetings it has had with the Department of Social Security regarding any implications which housing benefit reform will have for the proposed housing stock transfer in Glasgow.

Question reference: S1W-11271

  • Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 November 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre a copy of the minutes of all meetings to date of the Voluntary Issues Review Group.