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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-17696

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 September 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will promote the publication of information regarding control of pests including birds and whether such information will be placed in the public domain to enable those involved in land management to assess in what circumstances applications are likely to be granted in respect of particular species.

Question reference: S1W-17695

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 September 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to amend the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 1992 to allow for the disclosure of names and addresses of applicants for licences to kill (a) red squirrels, (b) ravens, (c) pigeons and (d) sparrows.

Question reference: S1W-17694

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 September 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the identities of all applicants for licences for the taking or destruction of ravens under section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Question reference: S1W-16798

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 30 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the annual level of aggregates sent for waste and on what basis it reached its estimate.

Question reference: S1W-17338

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 29 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each Local Volunteer Development Agency received under the Active Communities Initiative in 2000-01; how much each has received to date in this financial year, and how much each will receive in 2002-03.

Question reference: S1W-17339

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 29 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of administering the Active Communities Initiative was in 2000-01 and what the estimated cost is for 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-17394

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how voluntary bodies will benefit in the current financial year from its adult literacy initiative announced on 2 July 2001.

Question reference: S1W-17393

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 August 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive when local authorities will receive details of the initiative to support adult literacy projects which was announced on 2 July 2001.

Question reference: S1W-16893

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 17 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware that there are a number of part-time courses in teaching available in the rest of the UK and how it will address the lack of any funded, accredited part-time courses for qualification in teaching in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-16627

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 16 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the recommendations for action set out in Annex 3 of the Third Annual Report of the Planning and Audit Unit 2001 have been implemented; if not, what the reason is for its position in each case and when it intends to implement the recommendations.