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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 19 December 2024
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Question reference: S4O-00691

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what plans are in place to provide funding or other travel assistance to schools from deprived areas that cannot afford to visit the Parliament.

Question reference: S4W-05039

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 3 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the 2012-13 grant settlement for colleges will be published.

Question reference: S4O-00671

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the chief constable will be appointed for the proposed single Scottish police service.

Question reference: S4O-00648

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses in Glasgow Shettleston have received support from the small business bonus scheme.

Question reference: S4O-00591

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support the building of more socially rented housing in the east end of Glasgow.

Question reference: S4O-00485

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when a decision will be made regarding the location of the headquarters of the proposed single police force.

Question reference: S4O-00439

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what work it carries out with the African diaspora in Scotland when developing its aid programme.

Question reference: S4O-00241

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the economic and congestion impacts have been on Glasgow and the west of Scotland since the opening of the M74 motorway extension.

Question reference: S4W-02770

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many organ donations there have been in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-02769

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2011
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00658 by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 June 2011, whether it has given any further consideration to legislative change in relation to organ donation.