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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 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S3W-11224

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether free personal care includes assistance with trimming nails.

Question reference: S3W-11225

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities are obliged to provide free assistance with trimming nails where an individual has been assessed as requiring such assistance.

Question reference: S3W-10614

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-9940 by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008, whether the policy of free school meals for P1 to P3 pupils will be extended beyond the end of the current academic year.

Question reference: S3W-10608

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how the new Forth Road Bridge will be paid for if funding is not forthcoming from the Scottish Futures Trust.

Question reference: S3W-10612

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 13 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what average number of parliamentary questions were answered on (a) Mondays, (b) Tuesdays, (c) Wednesdays, (d) Thursdays and (e) Fridays since June 2007.

Question reference: S3W-10613

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-9940 by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008, whether funding for free school meals for P1 to P3 pupils beyond the 2007-08 academic year would come from existing local authority funding allocations or whether it would provide additional funding.

Question reference: S3W-10611

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether PFI is still an option for public building contracts.

Question reference: S3W-10610

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many PFI projects have commenced since May 2007, broken down by (a) name and (b) location of project.

Question reference: S3W-10607

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the Scottish Futures Trust is legally competent within the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Question reference: S3W-10609

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 March 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to prevent high-sided and heavy vehicles from crossing the Forth Road Bridge when weather and weight restrictions are in place.