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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: S6O-00882

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Scotland's university principals.

Question reference: S6W-06684

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government which policies in the Ferries Plan 2013-22 will be replaced by policies in the Islands Connectivity Plan.

Question reference: S6O-00847

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on co-operative development in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00818

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the remediation, including removal and replacement, of unsafe cladding on residential buildings in Scotland, as part of its response to the Grenfell tragedy.

Question reference: S6W-05573

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

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

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which Serco Caledonian Sleeper’s treatment of its staff is consistent with the application of its Fair Work Framework.

Question reference: S6W-05572

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

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

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which Serco Caledonian Sleeper’s employment procedures are in line with its Fair Work Framework.

Question reference: S6W-05830

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether its or Transport Scotland’s permission was required for Abellio ScotRail to consult on changes to its ticket office opening hours.

Question reference: S6W-05836

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or Transport Scotland has made of which services will no longer be available to passengers at times when ticket offices are proposed to be closed, in light of ScotRail's consultation on the matter.

Question reference: S6W-05829

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions its or Transport Scotland's officials had with representatives of Abellio ScotRail regarding its proposals to change ticket office opening hours, and on what dates these discussions took place.

Question reference: S6W-05831

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it or Transport Scotland has made of the potential impact of Abellio ScotRail’s proposals to reduce ticket office opening hours on passenger numbers.