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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 2 June 2025
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Question reference: S3W-39015

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-38511 by Kenny MacAskill on 24 January 2011, how much has been paid to prisons to hold prisoners beyond the base level in each of the last three years, also broken down by establishment, and for what projects the money has been used.

Question reference: S3W-38471

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how the £70 million Change Fund is to be distributed.

Question reference: S3W-38988

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants who qualified for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care in Glasgow received it in the last year for which information is available.

Question reference: S3W-38989

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care are awaiting a decision on their application.

Question reference: S3W-38986

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people applied for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care in Glasgow in the last year for which information is available.

Question reference: S3W-38987

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for free (a) personal and (b) nursing care in Glasgow were approved in the last year for which information is available.

Question reference: S3W-38887

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of self-harm by prisoners there were in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010, broken down by institution.

Question reference: S3W-38619

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the capacity is of HMP (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly and what the occupancy has been in each month in the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-38628

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the budgets have been for (a) prison visiting committees and (b) the Association of Visiting Committees in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-38621

  • Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 January 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what income has been received from prisoner work at HMP (a) Noranside and (b) Castle Huntly in each of the last 10 years.