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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

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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 6 February 2026
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Question reference: S1W-20531

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19105 by Iain Gray on 26 November 2001, what steps it is taking to monitor the incidence and frequency of "lock-ups" at HM Prison and Young Offenders Institution Cornton Vale and at all prisons and young offenders institutions.

Question reference: S1W-20089

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 11 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been any percentage drop in tourist visitor numbers and, if so, what the drop was in (a) Scotland and (b) each tourist board area between (i) 1999-2000 and 2000-01 and (ii) the equivalent period in 2000-01 and 2001-02 to date.

Question reference: S1W-19097

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 October 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many community placements were available for women prisoners in 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001 to date, expressed also as a percentage of those imprisoned.

Question reference: S1W-20393

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was to the public purse of the 10-day trip organised by Scottish Enterprise Borders to Disneyland to attend the Disney Management Programme.

Question reference: S1W-20392

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what officials from enterprise agencies have had access to the Disney Management Programme in person and how much such access cost (a) per local enterprise agency area and (b) nationally.

Question reference: S1W-20391

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what methods are available for relevant officials from enterprise agencies to have access to the Disney Management Programme other than by attending in person.

Question reference: S1W-20390

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what relevance the Disney Management Programme has to the Scottish Borders tourist industry.

Question reference: S1W-20331

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5082 by Mr Jim Wallace on 26 September 2000, how many children under the age of 16 were held in each adult prison for less than (a) 24 hours and (b) 48 hours, (c) up to seven days and (d) more than seven days in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) to date this year.

Question reference: S1W-20315

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7102 by Mr Jim Wallace on 7 June 2000, what percentage of officers who left the Scottish Prison Service in 2000-01 left due to (a) retirement through age, (b) ill health and (c) other reasons.

Question reference: S1W-20330

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 December 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8916 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 August 2000, what the current ratio is of prisoners to uniformed staff in the Scottish Prison Service, broken down by establishment.