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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

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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-09845

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Henry McLeish on 28 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-1415 and S1W-7180 by Henry McLeish on 10 November 1999 and 3 July 2000 respectively, which technologies relevant to emission standards from road vehicles are promoted through the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme (EEBPP), what funding it contributes, and from which budget, to the EEBPP and what information is made available to the public about specific devices, or tests carried out by or for the EEBPP on specific devices.

Question reference: S1W-09818

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 27 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what its intentions are in relation to VAT on bridge tolls and in particular whether commitments by Her Majesty's Treasury to pay for tolls from Government funds will apply to Scotland, whether any comparable commitment in Scotland would have to be funded by the Executive, and whether the Executive is committed to ensuring that bridge users in Scotland are treated no less favourably than those in England and Wales.

Question reference: S1W-07761

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a similar specification will be used in landscaping and screening the new section of the A1 special road between Haddington and Dunbar to that used in previous phrases of upgrading.

Question reference: S1W-09554

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 25 September 2000

To ask the Presiding Officer, further to resolution S1M-720 passed by the Parliament on 5 April 1999, what the consequences will be if the final costs for the Holyrood building project exceed the #195 million budget.

Question reference: S1W-09788

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 25 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9271 by Mr Jack McConnell on 8 September 2000, how much was paid to members of staff at Victoria Quay in 1999-2000 in respect of (a) mileage claims, (b) car hire, (c) public transport and (d) taxi hire for official business.

Question reference: S1W-09545

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 22 September 2000

To ask the Presiding Officer whether Bovis will be appointed to manage the fit-out of the new Parliament building; whose decision this will be and when it will be taken.

Question reference: S1W-09541

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 22 September 2000

To ask the Presiding Officer what risk assessment was carried out before the selection of a procurement method for the Holyrood project and what were the reasons for selecting the chosen approach.

Question reference: S1W-09540

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 22 September 2000

To ask the Presiding Officer when the decision was made, and by whom, to procure the Holyrood project through a series of works packages, rather than by a traditional "single stage lump sum" procurement.

Question reference: S1W-09553

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 22 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether objections to the proposal to close Holyrood Road were lodged; what procedures were used to consider the proposal and any objections and whether the Road Closure Order has now been approved.

Question reference: S1W-09549

  • Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 22 September 2000

To ask the Presiding Officer what progress has been made in achieving the #31-#44 million in savings on construction and other costs identified in paragraph 8.7 of the Spencely Report on the Holyrood building project.