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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 18 January 2026
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Question reference: S2W-18269

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 August 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS boards purchase fair trade products.

Question reference: S2W-18268

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 August 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many admissions there were to hospitals due to incidents at the seaside in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S2W-17975

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 12 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the publications that it issued since 1 April 2004, giving the (a) circulation, (b) cost and (c) purpose of each publication.

Question reference: S2W-17963

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 12 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on the purchase of alcoholic drink in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-17941

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 12 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) reported crimes, (b) convictions, (c) imprisonments have taken place when motivated by drug use in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Question reference: S2W-17905

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 12 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) junior and (b) senior house officers employed in each of the last five years did not receive their degree in medicine from a UK higher education institution.

Question reference: S2W-17965

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 12 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of undergraduates entering (a) Edinburgh, (b) St Andrews and (c) Glasgow university came from (i) fee-paying private schools and (ii) state schools in each year since 1980.

Question reference: S2W-18129

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 12 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on external media relations in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-17973

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997.

Question reference: S2W-17972

  • Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list primary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997.