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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-00307

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have exchange-only lines and no access to superfast broadband.

Question reference: S5O-00266

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the annual value is of EU research programmes undertaken at universities in the Edinburgh area.

Question reference: S5O-00184

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to help and support students from Scotland who want to study elsewhere in the EU.

Question reference: S5O-00125

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making toward compiling an open, transparent and comprehensive land register.

Question reference: S5O-00025

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what noise level monitoring it carries out on the trunk road network.

Question reference: S4O-05706

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides to veterans seeking accommodation.

Question reference: S4O-05643

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to increase active travel.

Question reference: S4O-05607

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it seeks to identify and acknowledge outstanding practice and contribution in the NHS.

Question reference: S4O-05587

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many responses it received to its consultation on the comprehensive review of the planning system, which closed on 1 December 2015.

Question reference: S4O-05230

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the value is of projects under construction or development in the Edinburgh area under the Hub South East Scotland Programme.