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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 23 November 2024
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Question reference: S4F-00031

  • Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2011

To ask the First Minister what additional support the Scottish Government will provide to unpaid carers over the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-00204

  • Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many stops under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been carried out at (a) Glasgow International, (b) Glasgow Prestwick, (c) Edinburgh International and (d) Aberdeen Airport in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-00208

  • Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the recorded ethnic identity of those ordered to participate in a stop under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 at (a)  Glasgow International, (b) Glasgow Prestwick, (c) Edinburgh International and (d) Aberdeen Airport in each year since 2007.