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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 4 July 2025
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Question reference: S2W-18938

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 October 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to the reintroduction of grant funding to private developers for the provision of low-cost housing.

Question reference: S2W-19280

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-18038 and S2W-18654 answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 August and 13 September 2005 respectively, what definition of "written" its agencies and departments use in respect of responses to consultations.

Question reference: S2W-19249

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andrew Welsh on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will list the activities organised by the Parliament's outreach services and where these took place in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-19231

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any responsibilities in relation to the ownership and use of mini motorbikes.

Question reference: S2W-19250

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andrew Welsh on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many (a) members of the public and (b) representatives of organisations participated in activities organised by the Parliament's outreach services in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-19248

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Andrew Welsh on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the annual budget for the provision of the Parliament's outreach services has been in each financial year since 1999-2000.

Question reference: S2W-18638

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether further education colleges have the capacity and funding to deliver vocational and specialised skills for work courses from 2006 for all pupils interested in the subjects referred to in Lifelong Partners: Scotland's Schools and Colleges Building the Foundations of a Lifelong Learning Society.

Question reference: S2W-18939

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what pilot schemes have been completed where grant funding was given to private developers for the provision of low-cost housing.

Question reference: S2W-18642

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16854 by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 June 2005, what the result was of the meeting that took place between the bodies referred to in the answer.

Question reference: S2W-18761

  • Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2005
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16855 by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 June 2005, when the report and action plan on race equality will be published.