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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 19 July 2024
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Question reference: S4W-26346

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 June 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 July 2015

To ask the Scottish Government which of its (a) directorates and (b) agencies maintain databases that hold private information about people; (i) how many and (ii) which ones are maintained by external service providers; what the (A) name and (B) purpose of each is, and how many (aa) of its officials and (bb) external staff have access to them.

Question reference: S4F-02881

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02857

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02814

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02799

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02770

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 May 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 May 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02753

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02713

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 March 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 April 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4F-02697

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 March 2015

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S4W-24816

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether the NHS Central Register (NHSCR) Governance Board had the consent of the people concerned when it linked records from the 2011 census and the NHSCR.