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Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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 6 October 2025
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Question reference: S2W-24131

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Wi-Fi networks are operational and what the extent is of existing Wi-Fi coverage.

Question reference: S2W-24129

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what proportion of energy consumption is accounted for by electronic devices on standby.

Question reference: S2W-24458

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2006
  • Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to ensure that public money is spent ethically.

Question reference: S2W-24457

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2006
  • Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to fund the creation of new competition-standard swimming pools.

Question reference: S2W-24456

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2006
  • Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how many competition-standard swimming pools are located in Scotland and what information it has on how this number compares with other European nations.

Question reference: S2W-24459

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2006
  • Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fair trade products it has purchased in each of the last five years, detailing individual products and the quantities purchased.

Question reference: S2W-23851

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when and how the Deputy First Minister was made aware that the Milltimber leg of the proposed route for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route was to be included, or was under consideration for inclusion, in the proposals for the route.

Question reference: S2W-23188

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of land is in community or public ownership.

Question reference: S2W-23176

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio is of landowners to land area, and what information it has on how this compares with other EU countries.

Question reference: S2W-23244

  • Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2006
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 16 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all meetings between Scottish Ministers and European Commissioners since the appointment of the current commission, giving details of dates, locations and the ministers involved in each meeting.