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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

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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 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-30957

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have registered with the Scottish Digital Academy in each year since it was launched in January 2018.

Question reference: S6W-30958

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost has been of delivering the Scottish Digital Academy in each year since it was launched in January 2018.

Question reference: S6W-30953

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations currently use the payments platform, ScotPayments.

Question reference: S6W-30955

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many ScotAccounts are currently active.

Question reference: S6W-30959

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) online and (b) in-person courses have been completed by Scottish Government employees through the Scottish Digital Academy since it was launched in January 2018.

Question reference: S6W-30956

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many online courses have been completed through the Scottish Digital Academy since it was launched in January 2018.

Question reference: S6W-30954

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have signed up to ScotAccount since it was launched in February 2023.

Question reference: S6W-30381

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of foreign direct investments over the last five years can be classified as greenfield.

Question reference: S6W-30380

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many foreign direct investment recipients there have been in the last five years, broken down by sector. 

Question reference: S6T-02160

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Young Enterprise Scotland faces closure due to it withdrawing its support.