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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 26 April 2025
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Question reference: S4W-09932

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 16 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding would be required to support students from the rest of the UK studying in Scotland if the country became an independent member of the EU and what discussions it has had regarding this.

Question reference: S4O-01350

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made to increase digital participation across Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-01311

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of emergency surgery provision for rural communities.

Question reference: S4W-08098

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many free (a) Saltire and (b) Union flags were distributed to the public by its agencies at events in each of the last five years and what the cost was.

Question reference: S4W-08471

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to introduce construction compliance plans.

Question reference: S4W-08171

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on Scottish Natural Heritage of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.

Question reference: S4W-08170

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek MacKay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on local authority planning department budgets of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.

Question reference: S4W-08169

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wind farm development applications it has called in in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S4W-08172

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on the Scottish Environment Protection Agency of the costs associated with planning applications for wind farm developments.

Question reference: S4W-08173

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 July 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its administration costs have been for each wind farm development application that it has called in, in each year since 1999.