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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 26 June 2025
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Question reference: S3W-04333

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its departments has requested more staff.

Question reference: S3W-04338

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in its economy department.

Question reference: S3W-04346

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in its justice department.

Question reference: S3W-04349

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the number of staff it employs has reduced as a result of the reduction in the number of its departments.

Question reference: S3W-04341

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff positions will be cut from its education department as a result of voluntary measures to achieve its aim for smaller government.

Question reference: S3W-04343

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff positions will be cut from its environment department as a result of voluntary measures to achieve its aim for smaller government.

Question reference: S3W-04345

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff positions will be cut from its health department as a result of voluntary measures to achieve its aim for smaller government.

Question reference: S3W-04347

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff positions will be cut from its justice department as a result of voluntary measures to achieve its aim for smaller government.

Question reference: S3W-04339

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff positions will be cut from its economy department as a result of voluntary measures to achieve its aim for smaller government.

Question reference: S3W-04344

  • Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in its health department.