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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 7 April 2026
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Question reference: S1W-27824

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many of the alleged fire raisers were convicted.

Question reference: S1W-27823

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many of the alleged fire raisers were prosecuted.

Question reference: S1W-27822

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, in respect of what proportion of the maliciously raised fires fire raisers were identified.

Question reference: S1W-27828

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, in respect of what proportion of the 8,100 malicious false fire alarms individuals were identified as allegedly being responsible; against how many of these individuals charges were laid, and what proportion of the total incidences these cases represent.

Question reference: S1W-27826

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many of those charged with causing death through malicious fire raising were convicted.

Question reference: S1W-27827

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, what sentence each of those convicted of causing death through malicious fire raising received.

Question reference: S1W-27825

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many fire raisers were charged with the deaths of the 11 individuals who died as a result of malicious fire raising and what proportion of those deaths were covered by charges laid.

Question reference: S1W-27630

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has had in the Government's working group on non-gas areas in order to raise the issue of fuel poverty in Scotland's rural areas.

Question reference: S1W-27642

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will now confirm to Ayr United Football Club its consent for a new stadium at Heathfield as recommended by the public inquiry reporters.

Question reference: S1W-27641

  • Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussion there has been with Public Private Partnership bidders for the A77 upgrade with respect to the provision of a business retail park in north Kilmarnock.