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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: S5W-03639

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 31 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages young people to consider working in the agriculture sector.

Question reference: S5W-03638

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much support it has provided to agricultural organisations in each of the last five years to teach school pupils about the agriculture sector, broken down by organisation.

Question reference: S5O-00270

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to make roads in South Scotland safer.

Question reference: S5O-00220

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when the estimated completion date is for the new East Lothian Community Hospital.

Question reference: S5W-02569

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages testing for arial fibrillation.

Question reference: S5W-02570

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it will encourage more people to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Question reference: S5W-02568

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it proposes to reduce the number of people who develop heart disease.

Question reference: S5W-02571

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in implementing Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Strategy for Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-01815

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it is helping ScotRail to meet its service arrival targets, broken down by (a) region and (b) journey.

Question reference: S5W-01749

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in achieving its equality outcomes.