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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: S5O-02261

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether lack of initial infrastructure investment is a barrier to new housing developments.

Question reference: S5O-02147

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives for skills development in the rural economy.

Question reference: S5W-16464

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-13788 by Angela Constance on 17 January 2018, whether the cabinet secretary has received a response from the secretary of state regarding the plan to facilitate the exploration of a citizens' basic income scheme.

Question reference: S5W-16191

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much was made available for stage one of the Aspiring Communities Fund; how many applications the stage received, and how many projects were awarded funding.

Question reference: S5W-16192

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been made available for stage two of the Aspiring Communities Fund; how many applications the stage has received, and when the successful projects will be announced.

Question reference: S5W-16057

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish its response to the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s 1st Report, 2018 (Session 5), Air Quality in Scotland Inquiry (SP Paper 117).

Question reference: S5O-02027

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to teachers in Fife regarding reports of over £2 million of reductions in the secondary school education budget.

Question reference: S5W-15906

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 April 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has made available for a new health centre in Lochgelly in Fife, and when its construction is due to begin.

Question reference: S5O-02022

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing Fife Health and Social Care Partnership to recruit GPs and primary care staff in order to alleviate pressure on service delivery.

Question reference: S5W-14513

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on the commitment in its Programme for Scotland 2017-18 to (a) raise the Student Loan repayment threshold to £22,000 and (b) reduce the repayment period for Student Loans to 30 years.