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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 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S5W-15821

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 April 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) businesses and (b) individuals that are regulated practitioners in the facial aesthetics industry in Scotland were (i) charged and (ii) convicted as a result of performing defective surgery in each of the last four years.

Question reference: S5W-15187

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many times in the last 12 months has the railway service in Inverclyde been affected by (a) the breakdown of a train, broken down by type of unit and (b) accidents involving vehicles at bridges, broken down by type of accident.

Question reference: S5F-02180

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2018

To ask the First Minister what discussions she has had with the Prime Minister regarding Scottish Limited Partnerships and concerns regarding their reported involvement in facilitating organised crime.

Question reference: S5O-01908

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 March 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people in Inverclyde in receipt of universal credit to assist them to have greater control over their household budget.

Question reference: S5W-14606

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions Scottish Enterprise has had with private sector investors in the last financial year to locate in Inverclyde.

Question reference: S5O-01862

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to registered childminders.

Question reference: S5W-14276

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 27 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the operation of the ISO55000 standard, and whether it has been included in discussions regarding the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

Question reference: S5W-14275

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 21 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many non-Scottish Government public agencies operating in Scotland do so using the ISO55000 standard.

Question reference: S5W-14273

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to (a) businesses and (b) public agencies on operating using the ISO55000 standard.

Question reference: S5W-14274

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Government agencies operate using the ISO55000 standard.