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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 25 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-13416

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns among people in Culter in Aberdeenshire regarding the disruption that has been caused by installation of temporary traffic lights in place of the roundabout at Milltimber Brae.

Question reference: S5W-12906

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the (a) rail and (b) bus network in each year since 2007, also broken down by the amount invested in (i) Aberdeen, (ii) Edinburgh and (iii) Glasgow.

Question reference: S5W-12889

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to address the 0.8% decrease in total sales in the last year reported by the Scottish Retail Consortium and KPMG.

Question reference: S5W-12886

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it will address A&E waiting times, in light of reports from NHS Scotland that almost 800 people faced long delays in September 2017, an increase of 42% from the previous year.

Question reference: S5W-12909

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been refunded through the Delay Repay Guarantee scheme for delayed train services in the last year.

Question reference: S5W-12887

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s reported concerns that many emergency departments lack a clear governance framework, often due to the cost of software.

Question reference: S5W-12888

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on requiring Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) on all cars, given reports that exceeding the speed limit was a factor in 291 car crashes in 2017, representing a rise of 26% since 2013.

Question reference: S5W-12908

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the journey time will be for the proposed Glasgow Airport Access Project tram link to connect to the rail network, and how this compares with the present bus service.

Question reference: S5W-12907

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the economic impact of the proposed Glasgow Airport Access Project tram link.

Question reference: S5F-01800

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2017

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to improve the availability of organs viable for donation and transplant.