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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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  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 11 May 2025
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Question reference: S1O-00042

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Ochil, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures does it intend to introduce to promote tourism in the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S1W-00132

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Ochil, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 1999
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 June 1999

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of revenue funding it intends to allocate to measures to reduce waiting lists in the Scottish National Health Service and what is the likely extent and nature of one-off pilot initiatives which it intends to apply in the current year to address this issue.