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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-21177

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of LINK’s decision to introduce a "super premium" for some ATMs in rural or deprived communities.

Question reference: S5W-21074

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 31 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Development International (SDI) offices there are, and how many are located at British embassies.

Question reference: S5W-21075

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many Japanese students have enrolled at higher education institutions in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-21073

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much Scottish Enterprise has received through clawback from its investments in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-21175

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in closing the productivity gap in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-21174

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 29 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce child and adolescent mental health waiting times in NHS (a) Forth Valley and (b) Fife.

Question reference: S5W-20763

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which capital projects had an underspend in 2017-18, broken down by the (a) amount and (b) reason.

Question reference: S5W-20838

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the non-savings, non-dividend (NSND) income tax revenue it has raised in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) band and (b) percentage.

Question reference: S5W-20813

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 16 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for people affected by servitude law, and how it enforces legal rights relating to maintenance without the complainant incurring significant legal costs.

Question reference: S5W-20364

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19894 by Mairi Gougeon on 27 November 2018, which other organisations are involved in the development of the Sea Eagle Action Plan; when the plan will be publicly available, and whether there will be any consultations on the plan other than with those involved in its development.