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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-10498

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of (a) infant and (b) neonatal deaths was per 1,000 live births in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10594

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of acute care hospital beds 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-10548

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the age-standardised death rate was per 100,000 head of population for other external causes, as defined in the World Health Organization’s European health for all database, for people (a) aged 0 to 64, (b) aged 65 or over and (c) of all ages in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the database.

Question reference: S2W-10593

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of acute care hospital beds was per 100,000 head of population in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10564

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average amount of fruits and vegetables available per person, per year in kilograms 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-10342

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the age-standardised death rate was per 100,000 head of population for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis for people (a) aged 0 to 64 and (b) of all ages in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10504

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of perinatal deaths was per 1,000 births in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10549

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the age-standardised death rate was per 100,000 head of population for suicide and self-inflicted injury for people (a) aged 0 to 64, (b) aged 65 or over and (c) of all ages in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10599

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of private in-patient hospital beds was as a percentage of all hospital beds in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the World Health Organization’s European health for all database.

Question reference: S2W-10510

  • Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the age-standardised death rate was per 100,000 head of population for other circulatory system diseases, as defined in the World Health Organization’s European health for all database, for people (a) aged 0 to 64, (b) aged 65 or over and (c) of all ages in each year since 1999, calculated on the same basis as the database.