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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

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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 12 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-05869

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how its income tax proposals will change the tax bills for taxpayers in each of the tax bands.

Question reference: S5O-00547

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 12 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on vulnerable people in Scotland, what its position is on the UK Government's decision to abolish the Child Poverty Unit.

Question reference: S5O-00569

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding reports of potential asset stripping when the Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank is transferred to the private sector.

Question reference: S5O-00488

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much the screen sector spends on production in Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-00458

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact on Scotland's economy of the Institute for Fiscal Studies findings that suggest that Brexit could result in 13 years without growth in real wages.

Question reference: S5W-05367

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will report on the outcome of the recent summit meeting of the British-Irish Council.

Question reference: S5W-04570

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on Scotland of reports that, following the Brexit vote, the UK has experienced its first decrease in capital financing in five years.

Question reference: S5W-02627

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the economic impact is of the Edinburgh festivals.

Question reference: S5W-01929

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2016
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when a report of the Scotland’s Census 2021 - Topic Consultation will be made available.

Question reference: S5W-01837

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2016
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish his annual report for 2015.