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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 29 July 2024
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Question reference: S6O-00320

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government which conflicts its new Institute for Peacekeeping will aim to resolve and by when. 

Question reference: S6O-00332

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what role Scotland is playing during COP26 in relation to innovation and economic activity.

Question reference: S6O-00327

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will give an assurance that Glasgow Kelvin and Clyde colleges will not be taken over by the City of Glasgow College in connection with the review of tertiary education.

Question reference: S6O-00331

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Barr Environmental has received a £99 million fine for having not paid tax on disposed waste.

Question reference: S6O-00334

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the 2019 Scottish export statistics.

Question reference: S6O-00330

  • Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the measures it has been taking to protect and enhance the marine environment through no-take zones and marine protected areas.

Question reference: S6O-00333

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for active ventilation in classrooms now that its inspection programme has been completed.

Question reference: S6O-00328

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the ecological status of Scotland’s lochs and rivers.

Question reference: S6O-00329

  • Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the climate tech industry.

Question reference: S6W-03397

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of Abellio ScotRail's reported proposal to reduce services on (a) its net zero targets and general aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, (b) its aims to increase the number of journeys by rail and (c) car use.