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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 3 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-05152

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many public procurement portals there are in Scotland and how many fall within the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S4W-05159

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value has been of contracts awarded to microbusinesses through public procurement in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-05158

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many contracts have been awarded to microbusinesses through public procurement in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-05030

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the (a) resource and (b) total departmental expenditure limit (DEL) will be allocated toward revenue-financed investment charges in each year of the spending review period.

Question reference: S4W-05028

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to progress community-based facilities in NHS Lanarkshire that are being explored under the hub initiative.

Question reference: S4W-05029

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 25 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Scottish Futures Trust regarding the hub initiative since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-04923

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-04541 by Keith Brown on 20 December 2011, what information it has on the percentage of (a) bus services, (b) rail services and (c) and licensed taxis that has the capacity to anchor wheelchairs during travel.

Question reference: S4W-04922

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-04541 by Keith Brown on 20 December 2011, what requirements are placed on (a) bus services, (b) rail services and (c) licensed taxis to anchor wheelchairs during travel as a safety precaution.

Question reference: S4W-04798

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the rebasing of funding for further education will not take place on an annual basis.

Question reference: S4W-04796

  • Asked by: Margaret McCulloch, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to change the definition of a full-time student in further education.