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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: S6W-07659

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to Transport Scotland's evidence to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 15 March 2022, on what rolling stock leases the Scottish Government has secured savings, and of what amount.

Question reference: S6W-07585

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) single and (b) return crossings have been made by (i) ministers and (ii) its officials on P&O Ferries between Cairnryan and Larne in each of the last three calendar years.

Question reference: S6W-07584

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any current contractual arrangements with P&O Ferries, and, if so, what they are.

Question reference: S6O-00980

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the joint letter reportedly signed by 111 University of Edinburgh academics expressing deep concern about the future of higher education in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-07582

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings (a) ministers and (b) its officials have had with representatives of DP World since January 2019.

Question reference: S6W-06689

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is given to vessel procurement policy in its Market Assessment of all routes on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.

Question reference: S6W-06688

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether public (a) subsidies and (b) contracts in the ferry industry are government intervention.

Question reference: S6W-06686

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the status is of collective bargaining agreements in the Market Assessment of all routes on the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network.

Question reference: S6W-06685

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing ferry services in Scotland without government intervention.

Question reference: S6W-06687

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list all ferry operators in Scotland and the collective bargaining arrangements in place at each company.