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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 24 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-29930

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 July 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of representations from Professor Chris Isles regarding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in Dumfries and Galloway.

Question reference: S5W-29932

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to review joint tenancy provisions under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.

Question reference: S5W-29931

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of the reported difficulties faced by domestic abuse victims who wish to exit a joint tenancy under The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016; if so, how it is addressing this, and what advice it would give to those affected.

Question reference: S5W-29576

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government in which phase of the route map for exiting COVID-19 it expects driving lessons will be allowed to resume.

Question reference: S5W-29603

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it can give to customers in Scotland of the travel firm, TUI, who are reportedly being refused full refunds for cancelled holidays.

Question reference: S5W-29469

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the proposals from representatives of caravan park owners regarding the safe re-opening of sites, which have been closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Question reference: S5W-29470

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to establish a hardship fund for dairy farmers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Question reference: S5W-29471

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that child abuse survivors from Dumfries and Galloway are being told they they are ineligible for redress payments because records regarding who received council bursaries to attend St Joseph’s College in the 1970s are not available. 

Question reference: S5W-29032

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 May 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported ongoing parental concerns regarding the safety of the schools' intranet service, GLOW.

Question reference: S5O-04384

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to continue the Solway Barnacle Goose Management Scheme beyond 2020.