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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: S5W-12130

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 November 2017

To Ask the Scottish Government how many carriages ScotRail has; how many will operate in winter 2017-18; how it will ensure that they all have adequate heating, and whether it has concerns that some might not.

Question reference: S5W-12134

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many bridge closures to high-sided vehicles there have been in each of the last two quarters.

Question reference: S5W-12152

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 2 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to deal with fuel shortages during winter 2017-18, and whether it plans to stockpile resources in rural and remote areas.

Question reference: S5W-12369

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5W-12143

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many flights from each airport were cancelled in winter 2016-17 because of the weather; how many runways were closed; what the economic impact was, and what action it is taking to help ensure that the airports are runways remain operational in winter 2017-18.

Question reference: S5W-12154

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 1 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated under the Bellwin scheme to each local authority in each of the last five years to deal with flooding.

Question reference: S5W-11789

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 1 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to have the new 35km of cycle track completed to connect the A9 route to the wider national cycle network to encourage more cycling on the North Coast 500 route.

Question reference: S5W-11790

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 1 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adults and (b) children were diagnosed as obese in 2016.   

Question reference: S5W-11780

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the average number of schools not inspected has been in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S5W-11786

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the average salary was for nurses and midwives in 2015-16.