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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-05970

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action (a) it has and (b) its agencies have taken to assist businesses that use Dalbergia species to manufacture their products since the UK signed up to new international regulations on its import and export.

Question reference: S5W-05967

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the importing and exporting of products made from Dalbergia species.

Question reference: S5F-00784

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2017

To ask the First Minister what procedures are in place to ensure that the necessary treatment and care in maternity wards is provided at peak times.

Question reference: S5F-00740

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2017

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on reports that there has been a record number of drink drivers stopped over the festive period.

Question reference: S5O-00486

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 15 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding proposals to pay for access to the single market.

Question reference: S5W-05064

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what provisions are in place to ensure that health information is provided in accessible formats, and what information it has regarding how many different formats have been offered by each NHS board.

Question reference: S5O-00451

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the NHS has sufficient stocks of blood for the winter period.

Question reference: S5W-04747

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2016
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Alasdair Allan on 17 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the Minister for International Development and Europe’s visit to Malawi in October 2016.

Question reference: S5W-04585

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the ending of the Erasmus exchange programme would have in Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-00301

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what it does with unsold food from eating facilities in the building.