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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 22 November 2024
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Question reference: S6O-02220

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the gender pay gap.

Question reference: S6O-01990

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the Deaf community.

Question reference: S6O-01911

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the "waiting well" agenda, in light of the recent roundtable event on supporting patients that was hosted by Scotland Versus Arthritis.

Question reference: S6O-01713

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-01442

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to grow and encourage primary Gaelic-medium education. 

Question reference: S6O-01317

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to primary care services as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-01261

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the economy in Fife.

Question reference: S6O-01229

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what actions are being taken to ensure the success and viability of Scotland’s affordable housing supply programme.

Question reference: S6O-01175

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding any support it is giving to the renewable energy supply chain.

Question reference: S6O-01100

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the ambitions expressed in the first annual report to Parliament on progress in developing the Environment Strategy for Scotland coincide with the findings of the latest IPCC report.