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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 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S3W-27162

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 23 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to enable marine energy projects to receive enhanced renewables obligation certificates in addition to grant funding, to help secure commercial capital investment in the first demonstration projects.

Question reference: S3W-27133

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many charges under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 reported to the Procurator Fiscal in the Lothians region have been the subject of court proceedings in each year since 2005, broken down by (a) section of the Act and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-27043

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the recycling rates for (a) domestic and (b) municipal waste were in each local authority area in each of the last five years, also showing the year-on-year increase and national average compared with the national target.

Question reference: S3O-07790

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding education.

Question reference: S3W-27233

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in the NHS Lothians area in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-27044

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offenders were incarcerated in HMP Edinburgh for carrying an offensive weapon in each of the last three years and how many had a previous history of (a) incarceration and (b) incarceration for the same offence.

Question reference: S3W-27045

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many licensees in the Lothians region have not applied for a new personal licence to sell liquor, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-26510

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offensive weapons were seized by the police as a result of stop and searches in the Lothians in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-26513

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences were recorded in the Lothians region in each of the last three years for the (a) sale of alcohol to a person under 18, (b) purchasing of alcohol for consumption by a person under 18, (c) purchase of alcohol or its consumption on a licensed premises by a person under 18 and (d) confiscation of alcohol from a person under 18.

Question reference: S3W-26512

  • Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 August 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there were in the Lothians region in each of the last three years for the (a) sale of alcohol to a person under 18, (b) purchasing of alcohol for consumption by a person under 18, (c) purchase of alcohol or its consumption on a licensed premises by a person under 18 and (d) confiscation of alcohol from a person under 18.