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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 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S2W-07864

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that liberalisation of the water service under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) would be beneficial for the service and, if not, what steps it is taking to oppose such liberalisation.

Question reference: S2W-07807

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, what the cost was of, and how many cells are in, the new houseblocks at (a) HM Prison Edinburgh and (b) HM Young Offenders Institute Polmont.

Question reference: S2W-07826

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has regarding the impact on local authorities of the abolition of feudal tenure.

Question reference: S2W-07825

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what funds it has made available to local authorities to cover the implications for them of the abolition of feudal tenure.

Question reference: S2W-07827

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any representations to Her Majesty's Government with regard to the impact of stamp duty land tax on the Scottish system of conveyancing land.

Question reference: S2W-07822

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what it anticipates the annual cost will be to the Scottish Legal Aid Board of cases being presented to any newly-formed UK Supreme Court.

Question reference: S2W-07824

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it estimates the reform of stamp duty will have on (a) its budget and (b) the budgets of local authorities.

Question reference: S2W-07838

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-30312 and S2W-113 by Mrs Elish Angiolini on 17 October 2002 and 2 June 2003 respectively, how many reports to procurators fiscal were marked "no proceedings" for reason of (a) time-bar, (b) delay by police/reporting agency, (c) lack of court resources, (d) procurator fiscal staff shortage and (e) delay by procurator fiscal in 2003-04, broken down by sheriff court district.

Question reference: S2W-07830

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact PPP/PFI projects have had on the capital costs of each local authority.

Question reference: S2W-07831

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners may occupy a prisoner place, as defined in the Scottish Prison Service's key performance targets.