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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 28 April 2025
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Question reference: S2W-00640

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34524 by Iain Gray on 19 March 2003, how many business start-ups there were in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 in the Scottish Borders Council area and what percentage of such start-ups in each year for which such figures are available were still in business after (i) one year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years.

Question reference: S2W-00637

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 16 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how parents can access reports by HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE).

Question reference: S2W-00641

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive ,further to the answer to question S1W-34524 by Iain Gray on 19 March 2003, how many business start-ups there were in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 in the East Lothian Council area and what percentage of such start-ups in each year for which such figures are available were still in business after (i) one year, (ii) two years and (iii) three years.

Question reference: S2W-00639

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to increase the level of average gross weekly earnings in the East Lothian Council area from #399.60, as referred to in Scottish Economic Statistics 2003, to the national average.

Question reference: S2W-00180

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 13 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money is guaranteed for "supporting construction of the Borders Rail Line" as referred to in the transport section of A Partnership for a Better Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-00389

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 13 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will explain and expand on the meaning of "supporting", as used in the statement "supporting the construction of the Borders Rail Line" in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-00168

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 13 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding will be made available for the installation of rail loops at Reston and, if so, when it will be made available.

Question reference: S2W-00534

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many special educational needs therapists there were in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03, broken down by local authority area, with reference to paragraph 4.65 of chapter 4 of the Auditor General's report Moving to mainstream: The inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools.

Question reference: S2W-00535

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is issued regarding the design for school buildings under private finance initiatives and public private partnership contracts to ensure that they meet the requirements for the inclusion of children with special educational needs, with reference to paragraph 4.31 of chapter 4 of the Auditor General's report Moving to mainstream: The inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools.

Question reference: S2W-00536

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding was given by each local authority in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002-03 to assist in the policy of inclusivity in schools of children with special educational needs, with reference to paragraph 4.7 of chapter 4 of the Auditor General's report Moving to mainstream: The inclusion of pupils with special educational needs in mainstream schools.