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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-20643

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spends on mental health research.

Question reference: S5W-20377

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14751 by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2018, what its position is on whether local authorities should take account of climate change when considering new flood defence systems, and what information it has regarding how many new systems that it has provided funding for in each of the last five years (a) have and (b) have not been subject to such consideration by the relevant councils.

Question reference: S5W-20390

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14751 by Roseanna Cunningham on 1 March 2018, what account it takes of climate change when considering whether to fund new flood defence systems, and how many new systems in each of the last five years that it has provided funding for (a) have and (b) have not been subject to such consideration by it.

Question reference: S5W-20090

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring of water conditions are being undertaken at Pow Burn in Powfoot, in light of the recently reported incidents.

Question reference: S5W-20092

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received regarding site fee increases for park homes.

Question reference: S5W-20091

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to changing the legislation regarding site fee increases for park homes from using the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Question reference: S5O-02646

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve educational provision and experiences for young people with autism.

Question reference: S5W-19083

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 11 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing interview feedback on request to applicants for government jobs who are disabled.

Question reference: S5W-19035

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 5 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what defines a "remote rural settlement" for the purpose of wind development.

Question reference: S5W-18894

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 4 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of concerns raised by pupils at St Mungo Primary School, whether it will confirm what plans it has to improve broadband in rural communities around Kettleholm.