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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 15 October 2025
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Question reference: S3W-23497

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much is spent by police forces on GP out-of-hours services for those held in custody.

Question reference: S3W-23489

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 14 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-20532 by Richard Lochhead on 3 March 2009, whether there is a representative from the leisure marine industry on the Scottish Enterprise newly formed advisory group informing the strategy for aerospace, defence and the marine industry.

Question reference: S3W-23433

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement all of the recommendations in Waterwatch Scotland’s report, Affordability of Scottish Household Water and Sewerage Charges: Historic Trends and Current Position.

Question reference: S3W-23432

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the effectiveness of the water charges reduction scheme in providing financial relief to households unable to pay for water and sewerage charges.

Question reference: S3W-23429

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to the proposals in Waterwatch Scotland’s report, Affordability of Scottish Household Water and Sewerage Charges: Historic Trends and Current Position.

Question reference: S3W-23431

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, using the definition of water poverty as those spending more than 3% of their income on water and sewerage charges, how many households were in water poverty in (a) 1999-2000 and (b) 2008-09.

Question reference: S3W-23492

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the economic value is of marine tourism.

Question reference: S3W-23421

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans for the Additional Support for Learning Transitions Development Officer to coordinate the promotion of and issue guidance on improved practice in relation to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004.

Question reference: S3W-23422

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the effectiveness of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004.

Question reference: S3W-22903

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 April 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it recognises and accommodates the needs of people with learning disabilities entering acute care on an emergency or elective basis.