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First Minister's Question Time is the question period in the Scottish Parliament where MSP's can directly question the First Minister on any issue under his/her jurisdiction. It normally takes place between 12pm and 12.30pm on Thurday's when parliament is sitting. The Scottish Parliaments logo in English and Gaelic. ... MSP is a three-letter abbreviation with several meanings: In computing, MSP is a mainframe operating system from Fujitsu Magic Solution Partner Malabar Special Police Maintenance Support Package Managed Service Provider Manic Street Preachers, a Welsh rock band Mass Storage Pedestal Master Sales Plan Medical Services Plan Medicare Secondary Payer... The First Minister (First Meinister in Scots; Prìomh Mhinistear in Scots Gaelic) is the leader of Scotlands national devolved government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the reconvened Scottish Parliament. ...
Prime Ministers Questions is a Parliamentary practice in the United Kingdom where every Wednesday when the House of Commons is sitting, the Prime Minister spends half an hour answering questions from MPs. ... Question Time is a section of proceedings in the Parliaments of the United Kingdom and several other countries which use the Westminster system, including Australia and New Zealand, and in Canada, where it is called Question Period. ... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ...