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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 April 2025
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Question reference: S2W-28292

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many retail shop closures there have been in East Lothian in each year since 1999 and what the estimated year-on-year economic losses have been to local communities as a result of these closures.

Question reference: S2W-28424

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount of inward investment has been in (a) the Scottish Borders and (b) each local authority area in each year since 1996, expressed also on a per capita basis.

Question reference: S2W-27747

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 October 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what reassurances it will give to staff at Selkirk Glass following Edinburgh Crystal and Caithness Glass going into administration.

Question reference: S2W-28285

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its employees resided in the Scottish Borders region in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28425

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority has received from additional council tax payments from immigrants who have settled in Scotland following the expansion of the EU in each year since 2002.

Question reference: S2W-28426

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is offered to immigrants settling in Scotland, either as part of the Fresh Talent initiative or as a result of EU expansion, in respect of access to legal advice, health advice and support in relation to housing and other devolved services.

Question reference: S2W-28301

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many armed police raids have taken place in each police force area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28294

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised in business rates from the premises of firms in East Lothian with a rateable value of between £7,999 and £15,000 in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28283

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised in business rates from the premises of firms in the Scottish Borders with a rateable value of between £7,999 and £15,000 in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-28293

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 September 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised in business rates from the premises of firms in East Lothian with a rateable value of below £8,000 in each year since 1999.