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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 19 January 2025
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Question reference: S5W-08300

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will (a) publish a record of all phone calls, (b) release all (i) written and (ii) electronic correspondence and (c) publish details of all meetings, including all formal and informal minutes and notes, between ministers and the rail unions regarding the proposed merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-08296

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will (a) publish a record of all phone calls, (b) release all (i) written and (ii) electronic correspondence and (c) publish details of all meetings, including all formal and informal minutes and notes, between ministers and (A) the Scottish Police Federation and (B) other police staff representative bodies regarding the proposed merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-08308

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will (a) publish a record of all phone calls, (b) release all (i) written and (ii) electronic correspondence and (c) publish details of all meetings, including all formal and informal minutes and notes, between ministers and (A) charities and (B) other third sector bodies regarding the proposed merger of the British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-00777

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to claims that return patients who require regular treatment are not counted in chronic pain waiting times, and what action it is taking to address the reported excessive delays that some face before receiving treatment.

Question reference: S5O-00757

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of ambulance provision in the Moray area.

Question reference: S5W-06953

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports regarding Police Scotland’s Vulnerable Persons Database, whether it considers one in 14 people in Scotland to be vulnerable.

Question reference: S5O-00716

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Police Authority and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S5W-06954

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what oversight it has regarding the sharing of details on the Police Scotland Vulnerable Persons Database with other agencies.

Question reference: S5W-06955

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which public bodies have access to the Police Scotland Vulnerable Persons Database.

Question reference: S5T-00419

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the consultation document, Policing 2026: Our 10 year strategy for policing in Scotland.