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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 9 June 2026
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Question reference: S3W-04408

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the median response time has been for requests to it under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in each month since January 2005, broken down by department and month of receipt of the request.

Question reference: S3W-04402

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests it has received under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in each month since January 2005, broken down by department.

Question reference: S3W-04414

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons were for not making a decision on the Clyde wind farm at the same time as making the decision on the Harestanes wind farm.

Question reference: S3W-04411

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the median response time has been for requests from journalists to it under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, broken down by department and month of receipt of the request.

Question reference: S3W-04404

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of requests received by it under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 were answered within the statutory time limit in each month since January 2005, broken down by department and month of receipt of the request.

Question reference: S3W-04413

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the decision on the Harestanes wind farm was (a) notified to the applicant, (b) notified to objectors, (c) notified to Dumfries and Galloway Council and (d) released to the press.

Question reference: S3W-04412

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the decision was taken on the Harestanes wind farm.

Question reference: S3W-04409

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the median response time has been for requests from members of the public to it under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in each month since January 2005, broken down by department and month of receipt of the request.

Question reference: S3W-04410

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the median response time has been for requests from MPs, MSPs, MEPs, councillors and members of the House of Lords to it under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, broken down by department and month of receipt of the request.

Question reference: S3W-04307

  • Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 27 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Broadcasting Commission will review the proposed consolidation of regional news services offered by ITV and the impact such a move will have on Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.