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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S1W-33966

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 26 February 2003

To ask the Presiding Officer, with regard to paragraph 22 of The 2001/02 Audit of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by the Auditor General for Scotland, why Holyrood project management did not obtain advice from the Parliament's legal directorate prior to issuing the interim contracts to Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd.

Question reference: S1W-34136

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendations made by the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee in paragraphs 213 and 214 of its 1st Report 2003, Report on the Future of Tourism in Scotland, regarding renegotiation of the private finance initiative contract for Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd and review of some of the airport regulatory requirements under the current Civil Aviation Authority review.

Question reference: S1W-34135

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 25 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how the additional financial aid for dentistry, announced on 12 February 2003, will be deployed and how much of it will be used to ensure that dentistry services are available at locations within reasonable travelling distance for people in rural areas.

Question reference: S1W-34046

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 24 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether brown tourist signage indicating accommodation is sufficiently informative in relation to the type of accommodation available, given that such signs do not specify what type of accommodation is available and whether this practice is consistent with the Executive's position in respect of grading hostel accommodation from one to five stars.

Question reference: S1W-34048

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 24 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30425 by Mike Watson on 25 November 2002, how many people have visited Scotland on holiday to participate in outdoor pursuits in each month of 2003 to date and what its estimate is of the total number of such visitors in 2002.

Question reference: S1W-33849

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many adverse incidents regarding the use of Factor VIII and Factor IX blood products in the treatment of haemophiliacs were reported in each year from 1970 to 1987.

Question reference: S1W-33697

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will transfer all cases relating to agricultural holdings disputes within the jurisdiction of the sheriff courts to the Scottish Land Court and, in particular, whether it will transfer jurisdiction of such matters in relation to section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940.

Question reference: S1W-33698

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 February 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many orders were (a) sought and (b) granted under (i) section 1(1) and (ii) section 1(2) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 and how many such orders related to disputes regarding agricultural holdings in each case in each year since the act came into force.

Question reference: S1W-33761

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003

To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-9466 on 19 September 2000 about the degree of detail on estimates and costs in respect of the Holyrood project that can be divulged to MSPs and in the light of developments subsequent to the answer being given, whether more detailed information should be provided; if so, what further information should be provided; whether it is in the public interest that more detailed information be provided; whether public interest in the information outweighs any disadvantages of disclosing it, and whether the information given by the Holyrood Progress Group in its newsletters is impartial, complete and accurate.

Question reference: S1W-33760

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003

To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the his answer to question S1W-9543 on 21 September 2000, what the total fees for cost consultants for the Holyrood project (a) were projected to be at inception of the project and (b) are at the current date.