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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 28 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-06993

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the Transport Scotland Fair Fares review will be published in full.

Question reference: S6W-06992

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to young people who have applied for a free bus pass under the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, but are yet to receive their pass and are paying for bus travel.

Question reference: S6W-06991

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many people have applied for a free bus pass through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, and how many passes have been issued.

Question reference: S6W-07000

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Transport Scotland uses kilometres in its publications instead of miles.

Question reference: S6T-00577

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 March 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Ferguson Marine is competitive, in light of the reported decision to award the contract to build two new CalMac ferries to the Turkish ship builder, Cemre Marin Endustri.

Question reference: S6W-06745

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether eligible persons who have experienced a delay in receiving their free bus pass having applied under the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme will be compensated.

Question reference: S6W-06699

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 4 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to conduct its consultation regarding changes to freedom of information law in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00853

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the country's transport system can help to improve economic growth.

Question reference: S6O-00803

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with rail unions regarding the nationalisation of ScotRail.

Question reference: S6O-00783

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that islanders are not left without food supplies due to the reported lack of resilience of the ferry fleet.