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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 21 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-26904

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 January 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made with plans to update and strengthen existing licensing legislation covering dog, cat and rabbit breeders, pet sellers, animal sanctuaries and rehoming activities.

Question reference: S5F-03847

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2020

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03781

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2019
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-26443

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 5 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when its campaign to tackle sexual harassment in schools will begin.

Question reference: S5O-03861

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to reduce gear conflict in Scotland's fisheries.

Question reference: S5W-26369

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of the minor ailment scheme.

Question reference: S5W-26345

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 25 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25540 by Aileen Campbell on 8 October 2019, whether the money referred to in the answer is the same £500,000 that has been allocated to the Healthier, Wealthier Children approach from the Tackling Child Poverty Fund.

 

 

 

Question reference: S5W-26336

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is given to the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products as part of the NHS procurement process, and what its position is on making it a requirement for manufacturers to provide such information.

Question reference: S5W-26370

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how the £250 million to be invested in direct support of general practice by 2021-22 will be spent.

Question reference: S5W-26224

  • Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25781 by Jeane Freeman on 31 October 2019, whether it considers the recommendations made by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce to have replaced those made in the audit of rejected referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).