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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 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-34041

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what planning it has carried out to allow spectators to safely attend Hampden for the 2021 UEFA Euro finals.

Question reference: S5W-33737

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on campaigns by students to end university graduation fees, and what action it will take to ensure that no student faces financial barriers to graduating.

Question reference: S5W-33689

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to analyse the reasons for the reported increase in waiting times in ophthalmology services, including the impact of "do not" and "cannot attend" cases.

Question reference: S5W-33130

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its decommissioning plans are for the NHS Louisa Jordan facility.

Question reference: S5W-33131

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what the usage figure for the NHS Louisa Jordan facility has been each month.

Question reference: S5W-33132

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances might the NHS Louisa Jordan facility be used for COVID-19 patients.

Question reference: S5W-33129

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the NHS Louisa Jordan facility.

Question reference: S5W-33426

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it held with Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board and the board of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway regarding removing the funicular railway and replacing it with a gondola service, such as the scheme at Ellmau in Austria, prior to the recent announcement of funding for repairs to the railway.

Question reference: S5W-33399

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the continued use of the Protect Scotland app after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S5W-33429

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure the financial sustainability of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway.