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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 2 April 2025
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Question reference: S6O-01600

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2022

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

Question reference: S6W-11793

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide updated figures on how many young people to date have received a free bus pass through the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme, broken down by local authority, based on the latest information available.

Question reference: S6W-11795

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) holds information and (b) can provide figures on how many people currently make use of a (i) Veterans, (ii) Two Together, (c) Senior, (d) Friends and Family, (e) Disabled Persons (f) 26-30 and (g) 16-25 Railcard.

Question reference: S6W-11794

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the uptake of usage for the Young Scot National Entitlement Card is, based on the latest information available.

Question reference: S6W-11801

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it (a) spent in 2021-22 and (b) has allocated to spend in 2022-23 on public service obligation flights, broken down by each route. 

Question reference: S6W-11376

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the reasons, including any economic benefits, for its reported decision to extend the incumbent contract with Trainline Plc for the provision of web ticket issuing services for ScotRail until April 2024 without a robust procurement test.

Question reference: S6O-01524

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on expenditure in West Scotland from the Tenant Grant Fund, including whether funding has been renewed as a result of its Programme for Government announcement to widen eligibility. 

Question reference: S6W-11375

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the procurement process will begin for the replacement of the incumbent contract novated from Abellio for a Ticket Issuing System for use by ScotRail, and what the timetable is for this process.

Question reference: S6W-11424

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of ECO4 energy efficiency measures in Renfrewshire.

Question reference: S6W-11336

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how its tendering process for new rail rolling stock will take into account principles of fair work.