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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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 17 July 2024
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Question reference: S4F-00742

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2012

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the figures from the National Records of Scotland showing that the population is at its highest ever level.

Question reference: S4O-01042

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that there is adequate transport infrastructure in place for visitors to the V&A at Dundee.

Question reference: S4F-00653

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2012

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to address the findings of the recent World Health Organization survey, Social determinants of health and well-being of young people: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study.

Question reference: S4O-00919

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what training is available for 16 to 19-year-olds in Dundee as part of the Opportunities for All programme.

Question reference: S4F-00387

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2012

To ask the First Minister whether it remains the Scottish Government's position to hold a referendum on independence in the second half of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S4O-00537

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of those accused of murder in Tayside in 2010-11 was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the offence.

Question reference: S4O-00500

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to boost economic growth through capital spending.

Question reference: S4F-00325

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2011

To ask the First Minister what the impact would be of Gamesa locating its manufacturing base for offshore wind turbines outside Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-00470

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average fees will be for non-domestic students attending a university in Scotland in 2012-13.

Question reference: S4F-00202

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2011

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support Scotland’s computer games industry.