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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 7 April 2026
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Question reference: S2W-10311

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage of the urban population was for every year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10309

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the crude death rate per 1,000 head of population was in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10312

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average population density per square kilometre was in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10308

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many live births there were in each year since 1999, expressed also per 1,000 head of population and calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10306

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the mid-year population was in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10307

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population was aged (a) 0 to 14 and (b) 65 and over in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10624

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what total health expenditure was in purchasing power parities per capita expressed in US dollars as estimated by the World Health Organization in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10648

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage of infants vaccinated against poliomyelitis was in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization's European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10644

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage of infants vaccinated against diphtheria was in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10635

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the public pharmaceutical expenditure was as a percentage of total pharmaceutical expenditure in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.