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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 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-15556

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter to the Education and Skills Committee by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 15 March 2018, on what date the engagement with Children in Scotland took place.

Question reference: S5W-15562

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) the Cabinet Secretary for Education Skills or (b) a special adviser cleared the publication of the response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, FOI/17/02940, regarding evidence given in relation to the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill. 

Question reference: S5W-15559

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills or (b) a special adviser cleared the publication of the response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, FOI/18/00444, regarding the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill. 

Question reference: S5W-15565

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list each of the organisations that engaged with its special advisers in October and November 2017 regarding the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill and confirm on what dates the engagements took place.

Question reference: S5W-15563

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) the Cabinet Secretary for Education Skills or (b) a special adviser cleared the publication of the response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, (i) FOI/17/02966, (ii) FOI//17/02967 and (iii) FOI/17/02968, regarding internal and external correspondence in relation to meetings that it has held.

Question reference: S5W-15566

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list each of the organisations that engaged with its officials in October and November 2017 regarding the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill and confirm on what dates the engagements took place.

Question reference: S5W-15567

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list each of the organisations that engaged with ministers in October and November 2017 regarding the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill and confirm on what dates the engagements took place.

Question reference: S5W-15558

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter to the Education and Skills Committee by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 15 March 2018, on what date the engagement with Children 1st took place.

Question reference: S5W-15560

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills or (b) a special adviser cleared the publication of the response to the Freedom of Information (FOI) request, FOI/17/02462, regarding the set up costs of the Named Person scheme.

Question reference: S5W-14638

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what specialist provision is offered by each NHS board for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of sarcoidosis.