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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 11 May 2025
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Question reference: S3W-10410

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.

Question reference: S3W-10407

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.

Question reference: S3W-10423

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trips by (a) official ministerial car, (b) private hire car, (c) taxi and (d) train the First Minister took from May 2007 to January 2008.

Question reference: S3W-10429

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much the First Minister’s private office has spent on hospitality since May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-10424

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trips by (a) official ministerial car, (b) private hire car, (c) taxi and (d) train the First Minister took from October 2007 to January 2008.

Question reference: S3W-10428

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the hospitality budget has been for the First Minister’s private office in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S3W-10408

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the First Minister since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.

Question reference: S3W-10420

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trips by (a) official ministerial car, (b) private hire car, (c) taxi and (d) train the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing took from October 2007 to January 2008.

Question reference: S3W-10419

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trips by (a) official ministerial car, (b) private hire car, (c) taxi and (d) train the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing took from May 2007 to January 2008.

Question reference: S3W-10141

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any ministers have met representatives of Babcocks and, if so, when the meetings were, who was present and what was discussed in each instance.