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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 5 July 2024
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Question reference: S5W-14296

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the Azuma trains will start operating on the East Coast Main Line.

Question reference: S5W-14298

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) cost and (b) scheduled complication date is of the electrification of the Shotts rail line, and what impact the liquidation of Carillion will have on this.

Question reference: S5W-14306

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the locations are of the Intercity Express Programme Gauging Priority (a) 1 and (b) 2 site work; by what date the work will be completed, and what impact the liquidation of Carillion will have on this work.

Question reference: S5W-14122

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 7 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13815 by Maureen Watt on 24 January 2018, whether it will provide details of the groups, the funding they have received and where they are located, and whether it has any concerns regarding gaps in the provision.

Question reference: S5W-14033

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 6 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many crimes involving the abuse of power of attorney functions have been recorded in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-13781

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that children from households with an income that is 60%, or less, of the median Scottish household income are encouraged and supported to participate in (a) national and (b) local orchestras.

Question reference: S5W-14031

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the law regarding the use and function of power of attorney.

Question reference: S5W-14032

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 1 February 2018

 To ask the Scottish Government how many power of attorneys have been appointed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5O-01779

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister's meeting with the family of Shaun Woodburn, who was killed on New Year's Day 2017, what plans it has to enhance the rights of victims during court procedures.

Question reference: S5W-13901

  • Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 31 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government (a) which and (b) what percentage of its current private contractors have signed its Business Pledge.