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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 19 December 2025
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Question reference: S2W-31153

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 31 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive when guidance will be issued by the Scottish Building Standards Agency on how Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC) will be implemented in Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-31152

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, whether it has any indication of what the energy efficiency rating of the Parliament might be under the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC) now that the Scottish Executive has adopted the use of the asset-based energy rating methodology, Simplified Building Energy Model (SBEM), as the principle non-domestic method for assessment of energy rating for non-domestic buildings.

Question reference: S2W-31155

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what preparations have been made regarding compliance with Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (92002/91/EC) in respect of the Parliament building.

Question reference: S2O-11583

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 11 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how it calculates the environmental impact of energy use in Scotland.

Question reference: S2O-11427

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland fulfils its remit to represent individuals with the full range of long-term conditions and the small voluntary groups that support them.

Question reference: S2W-30069

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 11 December 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the effect will be on resources for the development of community and elite sport participation in Scotland of the higher than predicted cost of the London Olympics.

Question reference: S2W-29144

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 November 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what its total costs have been of employing consultants as advisors to the public sector in PFI/PPP completed projects in each year from 1999 to 2005.

Question reference: S2W-29147

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 November 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it employs when assessing (a) value for money and (b) allocation of risk between the public and private partners in PFI/PPP projects and whether there has been any change in the assessment criteria since the inception of the policy on PFI/PPP projects.

Question reference: S2W-29142

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 November 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the PFI/PPP projects contracted in each region, showing for each the (a) cost to public funds over the lifetime of the projects, (b) PFI/PPP contractors and (c) consultants employed as advisors to the public sector

Question reference: S2W-29148

  • Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 November 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the PFI/PPP contracts in which arbitration by Partnerships UK has been used and what the outcome has been in each case.