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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 12 January 2025
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Question reference: S1W-30033

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what screening for communicable diseases, including hepatitis B and C and HIV, is provided in prisons.

Question reference: S1W-29260

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether it has made any assessment of the impact an increase in funding of bail supervision services would have on the number of remand prisoners.

Question reference: S1W-29259

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, what assessment it has made of the impact of bail supervision services on the number of places required for remand prisoners.

Question reference: S1W-29258

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 November 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement on the prison estates review by the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice on 5 September 2002, whether the proposed private-build, private-operate prison will have 700 prisoner places.

Question reference: S1W-30684

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29526 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, how health policies applicable to prisoners in custody is integrated into and compatible with national health policies, in accordance with section 10 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7.

Question reference: S1W-30685

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what screening exists at each prison for (a) tuberculosis, (b) mental illnesses requiring medical treatment and (c) withdrawal symptoms resulting from the use of drugs, medication or alcohol.

Question reference: S1W-30683

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29525 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, what guarantee it can give that the remuneration of medical staff in prisons is no lower than that which would be used in other public health sectors, in accordance with section 22 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7.

Question reference: S1W-30682

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29477 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, whether all its arrangements for procuring medical services in prisons have been in accordance with the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7.

Question reference: S1W-30681

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29477 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, what formal steps it took when taking into account the recommendations of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7 when procuring medical services for prisons.

Question reference: S1W-30351

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2002
  • Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 29 October 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any specific small institution funding could be made available to the Heriot-Watt University Scottish Borders campus in relation to its textile, clothing and fashion courses.