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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 27 November 2024
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Question reference: S5O-01740

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it meets the housing demand of older tenants with mobility issues.

Question reference: S5W-09759

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2017
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Keith Brown on 20 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the Queensferry Crossing will open to traffic.

Question reference: S5O-01159

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes creative learning among children and young people, including encouraging their participation in music, dance, film and the arts.

Question reference: S5O-00944

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Mark McDonald on 3 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have appeared before the Children’s Hearing System in the last year as a result of youth disorder in the Edinburgh area.

Question reference: S5O-00834

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what impact EU funding has on Scottish public finances.

Question reference: S5O-00748

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on protecting additional places for widening access and articulation schemes to ensure that targets set by the Commission on Widening Access are not missed.

Question reference: S5W-07706

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2017
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Keith Brown on 6 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it will respond to the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s report, The Veterans Community - Employability, Skills and Learning, which was published on 3 November 2016.

Question reference: S5W-06310

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s economy, in light of the value of the pound falling to its lowest level in three months.

Question reference: S5O-00578

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 19 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on RBS branch closures scheduled to take place by summer 2017 and the impact that these may have on vulnerable members of affected communities.

Question reference: S5O-00360

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to tackle traffic congestion in the west of Edinburgh.