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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 24 December 2024
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Question reference: S3W-13613

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in Fife applied for a firearms licence from 2002 to 2007, broken down into those that were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.

Question reference: S3W-13653

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it still expects the Joint Future Thinking Taskforce on Universities to publish its report in June 2008.

Question reference: S3W-13507

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-8571 by Stewart Stevenson on 28 January 2008, when Scottish ministers will make a decision on the Fife Structure Plan.

Question reference: S3W-13612

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many calls Fife Constabulary responded to from 2002 to 2007 where the incident was due to excessive noise.

Question reference: S3W-13620

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 6 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children and young people have been restrained in secure accommodation in each of the last six years.

Question reference: S3W-13622

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 5 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce children's rights services nationally, independent of local authorities.

Question reference: S3W-13623

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 5 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to use the Children's Rights impact assessment tool, developed by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, for proofing future government policy.

Question reference: S3W-13454

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place since May 2007 with higher and further education institutions regarding changes to the school curriculum.

Question reference: S3W-13510

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12348 by John Swinney on 22 May 2008, how many of the 388,560 students potentially liable to pay council tax would qualify to receive a (a) 100% discount or (b) lesser discount on their council tax.

Question reference: S3W-12343

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 April 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many further education students in (a) full-time and (b) part-time education are paying council tax.