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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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  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 8 June 2025
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Question reference: S3W-17348

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has provided to schools regarding St Andrew’s Day 2008 and at what total expected cost.

Question reference: S3W-17347

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all the Saltire-branded products that it has commissioned or produced for the purpose of celebrating St Andrew’s Day 2008.

Question reference: S3W-17355

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the First Minister’s daily use of the Government Car Service, including start and end points, in September and October 2008.

Question reference: S3W-17362

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current establishment and number of staff employed by the Crown Office are and how this compares with May 2007.

Question reference: S3W-17356

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all occasions when a Government Car Service car has driven the First Minister or any other member of the Cabinet to or from the Glenrothes UK parliamentary constituency.

Question reference: S3W-17351

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Saltire-branded space hoppers it has ordered for the purposes of celebrating St Andrew’s Day 2008; where they were manufactured; what the item price is, and what the overall cost was of production.

Question reference: S3W-17350

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive where all the Saltire flags procured for the purposes of celebrating St Andrew’s Day 2008 were manufactured.

Question reference: S3W-17349

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all the agencies, organisations, public bodies and public services that it has provided with Saltire flags for the purpose of celebrating St Andrew’s Day 2008 and what the total cost was.

Question reference: S3W-17307

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-13109, which received a holding reply on 3 June 2008.

Question reference: S3W-13109

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11865 by John Swinney on 14 May 2008, whether it will provide the information on the public bodies, groups or committees to enable it to be published in the Official Report, in addition to its publication on the Scottish Government’s website.