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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 December 2024
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Question reference: S4W-04113

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 30 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase the provision of foreign language assistants in schools.

Question reference: S4W-03993

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the additional volume of nuclear waste that will be created if a lifespan extension is granted at (a) Hunterston B and (b) Torness nuclear power stations to 2021 and 2033 respectively.

Question reference: S4W-03989

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on closing Scotland's nuclear power stations.

Question reference: S4W-03987

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will write to the UK Government to oppose a lifespan extension at Hunterston B and Torness nuclear power stations.

Question reference: S4W-03998

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that Scotland’s renewable energy targets and expertise in the industry place it in a good position to phase out nuclear power plants.

Question reference: S4W-03992

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on providing a public subsidy for the nuclear power industry.

Question reference: S4W-03994

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on its policy in relation to nuclear power if Torness were granted a life extension similar to that proposed for Hunterston B.

Question reference: S4W-03988

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will produce a timeline for nuclear shutdown in Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-03990

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what safety assessment it has carried out in relation to extending the lifespan of existing nuclear power stations, following the nuclear incident at Fukushima.

Question reference: S4W-03991

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what safety assessments it is aware of in relation to extending the lifespan of existing nuclear power stations, following the nuclear incident at Fukushima.