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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 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S1W-11764

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7091 by Susan Deacon on 8 September 2000, whether the occupational health and safety minimum datasets have been issued and when the information to be collected will be made available to the Parliament.

Question reference: S1W-11765

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7091 by Susan Deacon on 8 September 2000, how many accident and emergency ambulance crew left the ambulance service in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1996-97, (iii) 1997-98, (iv) 1998-99, (v) 1999-2000 and (vi) 2000 to date because of (a) ill health, (b) early retirement and (c) transfer to non-emergency service duties, expressed in numbers and as a percentage of the total number of accident and emergency ambulance staff.

Question reference: S1W-11769

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 19 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11098 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 23 November 2000, whether it will appoint and fund a water safety officer, similar to the post that already exists in England, with the remit of preventing drowning and other accidents.

Question reference: S1O-02707

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 14 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the level of personal debt.

Question reference: S1W-11589

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus MacKay on 12 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10485 by Angus MacKay on 20 November 2000, which response to the consultation suggested full implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Long Term Care for the Elderly and which Elderly Forum the answer is referring to.

Question reference: S1W-09186

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what recourse an individual has in terms of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 sections 1, 12, 12A and 13A if a local authority delays providing permanent care in a nursing home once that individual has been assessed as requiring such care.

Question reference: S1W-09974

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 September 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8813 by Susan Deacon on 14 September 2000, how the remainder of #135 million end of year balance was applied to Executive-wide, health-related projects; what these projects were and what funding was allocated to each.

Question reference: S1W-08830

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 July 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 11 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will be its practice to publish any directions and guidance which it will issue to the Strategic Rail Authority and place a copy in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Question reference: S1W-11563

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 11 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10882 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 16 November 2000, whether it has obtained assurances that jobs at Burtons Biscuits are secure given the intention of Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst to rationalise production across various sites and what its understanding is of the term "rationalise" in this particular context.

Question reference: S1W-11482

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2000
  • Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 6 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are used in awarding flood prevention grants to local authorities.