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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 3 November 2025
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Question reference: S3W-06024

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executivefurther to the answer to question S3W-4825 by John Swinney on 15 October 2007, whether there is any bar on citizens from nations outwith the United Kingdom working for the civil service.

Question reference: S3W-06025

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4825 by John Swinney on 15 October 2007, whether immigration status was a factor in Ms Erickson’s employment status with the Executive.

Question reference: S3W-06023

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-4824 and S3W-5415 by John Swinney on 15 October 2007, whether it is appropriate to use questions initiated by the Executive to provide information as an alternative to answering parliamentary questions already submitted on the same subject.

Question reference: S3W-06021

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4830 by John Swinney on 31 October 2007, how much was claimed in expenses by each special adviser.

Question reference: S3W-06146

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 15 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5391 by Bruce Crawford on 7 November 2007, which of the invitees listed attended the A National Conversation – Scotland’s Future without Nuclear Weapons conference.

Question reference: S3W-06052

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 14 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to the first supplementary to question S3O-905 by Stewart Maxwell on 25 October 2007 (Official Report c. 2740), whether he has yet met Scottish Power.

Question reference: S3W-06147

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5873 by Bruce Crawford on 7 November 2007, whether it will list the recipients of the First Minister’s letter identified by state.

Question reference: S3W-06053

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 14 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to the first supplementary to question S3O-905 by Stewart Maxwell on 25 October 2007 (Official Report c. 2740), what representations have been made to Scottish Power on ending the backcharging of prepayment meter customers.

Question reference: S3W-05831

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive which minister was responsible for instructing that the Choosing Scotland’s Future white paper be printed.

Question reference: S3W-05830

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 November 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the costs of the publication of Choosing Scotland’s Future and, in particular, those pages containing the draft Referendum (Scotland) Bill.