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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 2 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-11306

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 18 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the current levels of commission charged on the sale of park homes in Scotland. 

Question reference: S6W-10708

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 11 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any sites that (a) NatureScot and (b) SEPA have spent public funds on, which are not Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-10706

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 3 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had to date regarding the potential impact on (a) local newspapers and (b) fair work principles of concerns reportedly raised by the National Union of Journalists in relation to Reach PLC.

Question reference: S6W-11183

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 30 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for maintaining telecoms infrastructure in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-10713

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce any reported workforce pressures and unsafe staffing levels in the NHS. 

Question reference: S6W-10714

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any concerns by Unison regarding reports of unsafe working practices in NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Question reference: S6W-10707

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support local newspapers.

Question reference: S6O-01410

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what accountability mechanisms are available to communities who believe they are receiving inadequate GP services.

Question reference: S6W-10499

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the final public cost has been of bringing the two giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo.

Question reference: S6W-10704

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Section 70 complaint procedures under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 provide an option for the complainant to consent to the publication of an unredacted version of the final decision they receive.