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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 26 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-02009

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01002 by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021, how it monitors the quality of customer service, specialist expertise and willingness to undertake and quote for work in relation to Scottish Government-funded schemes, particularly in relation to domestic biomass.

Question reference: S6W-01940

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the Borderlands region's bid to be the UK City of Culture.

Question reference: S6W-01939

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with the Scottish Youth Parliament regarding education reform.

Question reference: S6W-02156

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider allowing additional providers to administer COVID-19 tests for people travelling internationally.

Question reference: S6W-01937

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure there is access to COVID-19 testing for international travellers in (a) rural areas and (b) Dumfries and Galloway, and what consideration it has given to allowing charged access to surplus NHS testing.

Question reference: S6W-02047

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost per pupil is of providing primary school education, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) Scottish Parliament constituency.

Question reference: S6W-01933

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all (a) calls, (b) emails and (c) other correspondence between its (i) special advisers, (ii) officials and (iii) ministers and the OECD since 28 June 2021.

Question reference: S6W-01930

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many school inspections are planned for the next 12 months.

Question reference: S6W-01927

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to create a children and young people's education council.

Question reference: S6W-01942

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost per pupil is of providing secondary school education, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) Scottish Parliament constituency.