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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 22 December 2024
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Question reference: S4O-04072

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it has given NHS Fife to help improve its performance.

Question reference: S4O-04014

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding it has allocated to Fife Council to protect services.

Question reference: S4O-03823

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-03794

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what support it has given to youth employment training in the last year.

Question reference: S4O-03740

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how it protects and supports sites of historic importance.

Question reference: S4O-03494

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what the latest crime figures are.

Question reference: S4O-03354

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it gives to local authorities updating their transport appraisal guidance reports.

Question reference: S4O-02895

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of foster families.

Question reference: S4O-02537

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent measures NHS Fife has put in place to improve the accident and emergency department at Victoria Hospital.

Question reference: S4O-02427

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to make rail travel more attractive under the 2014 rail franchise renewal.