Questions and answers

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.

Question reference: S3W-08106

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether telephone calls placed from private offices are listed by extension number.

Question reference: S3W-08091

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive who made the request that the Chief Planner meet the Trump Organization on 4 December 2007 and when and to whom it was made.

Question reference: S3W-08525

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it paid for the First Minister’s overnight stays at the Marcliffe of Pitfodels Hotel in Aberdeen from May to December 2007 inclusive.

Question reference: S3W-08526

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there were any outstanding bills to be paid by it to the Marcliffe of Pitfodels Hotel in Aberdeen as at 31 December 2007.

Question reference: S3W-08524

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times and on what dates since May 2007 the First Minister has stayed overnight at the Marcliffe of Pitfodels Hotel in Aberdeen in his official capacity.

Question reference: S3W-08362

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 11 January 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-7680 by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 January 2008, whether the specific legislation published at public expense in Annex B to the White Paper “Choosing Scotland’s Future” is within the legislative competence of the Parliament.

Question reference: S3W-07662

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 16 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been brought under section (a) 311, (b) 313, (c) 315, (d) 316, (e) 317 and (f) 318 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in each year since the Act came into force and how many of the prosecutions have resulted in conviction.

Since the implementation of theMental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003, four charges have been prosecuted undersection 311 of the act. As at 17 December 2007, only one of these charges had reacheda conclusion and the accused was convicted of an alternative charge of breach of the peace. Charges can also be reported to the Procurator Fiscal under the MentalHealth (Scotland) Act 1984 if alleged offences took place before the 2003act came into force.

Question reference: S3W-07903

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 15 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reconvene the Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum.

Question reference: S3W-07905

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 15 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what further action it will take to combat fuel poverty.

Question reference: S3W-07904

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 15 January 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the full Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum last met.

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