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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 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S1W-13748

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in order to make the current system of funding for area tourist boards more effective.

Question reference: S1W-13796

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in establishing a dental training link between Dundee Dental School and the Grampian Health Board area.

Question reference: S1W-13301

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for considering complaints against Scottish Enterprise and its associated local enterprise companies.

Question reference: S1W-13302

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any farmers who have been financially disadvantaged as a result of delays in receiving payments under agricultural support schemes which it administers have any right of compensation for those losses.

Question reference: S1W-13311

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Stagecoach-Bluebird regarding the reduction in the level of bus services serving Kemnay, Portlethen, Johnshaven and Ballater in Aberdeenshire.

Question reference: S1W-13299

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the (a) adult and (b) child population suffered from tuberculosis in each of the last 20 years.

Question reference: S1W-13298

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of tuberculosis were recorded in the (a) adult and (b) child population in each of the last 20 years.

Question reference: S1W-13300

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects all payments due to farmers under the Countryside Premium Scheme for 2000-01 to have been made.

Question reference: S1W-13313

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10021 by Susan Deacon on 5 October 2000, how many digital hearing aids were provided by the NHSiS in each health board area in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S1W-13312

  • Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whom commercial bus operators are required to consult before making changes to their bus service operations.