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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 22 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-08771

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to green energy entrepreneurs.

Question reference: S5W-08826

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports suggesting that NHS Ayrshire and Arran staff recorded around 200,000 hours of sick leave in 2016.

Question reference: S5W-08773

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what e-government developments it plans to introduce before January 2018.

Question reference: S5W-08772

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2017

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve economic growth.

Question reference: S5W-08791

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle unemployment.

Question reference: S5W-08825

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the accuracy of the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures.

Question reference: S5W-08775

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, in the 20 weeks following the EU referendum, ministers held 80 meetings in Europe, and how much these meetings cost.

Question reference: S5O-00908

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote tourism in island communities.

Question reference: S5W-08779

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide impoverished communities with digital skills and learning.

Question reference: S5W-08713

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 25 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Moody’s recent claim that an independent Scotland could face "junk" status.