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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 24 November 2024
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Question reference: S5W-11848

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 26 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle demand for the purchase of sexual access to women and girls, in light of the recent National Crime Agency figures suggesting that one-in-three victims are trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation.

Question reference: S5O-01316

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what role NHS boards can play in ensuring that young people receive information at school that will reduce their risk of contracting HIV.

Question reference: S5W-11298

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2017
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 September 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the location of the new social security agency.

Question reference: S5W-10338

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact was of the 2017 Scottish Open golf championship on the (a) Ayrshire and (b) national economy, and what (i) support and (ii) international promotion it (A) gave to the 2017 event and (B) will offer the event in future years.

Question reference: S5O-01156

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to ensure that creditors operating in Scotland are fully briefed on their legal obligations when dealing with clients on a Debt Arrangement Scheme.

Question reference: S5O-01099

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the teaching and studying of science in schools.

Question reference: S5O-01058

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the role of community right to buy schemes in towns and cities.

Question reference: S5O-01024

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it took to ensure that the local government elections were open to candidates from all parts of society.

Question reference: S5O-00994

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many households in Scotland will be affected by the changes to child tax credits that were introduced on 6 April 2017.

Question reference: S5W-08822

  • Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools have been built or refurbished at a cost of (i) £500,000 to £1 million and (ii) over £1 million in each year since 2010-11, broken down by local authority.