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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: S6W-07511

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to collect feedback on the experiences of former Hong Kong residents who resettle in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-07510

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 19 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made and action it has taken to ensure that former Hong Kong residents who resettle in Scotland are not subjected to racism or discrimination.

Question reference: S6W-07513

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07058 by Neil Gray on 14 March 2022, whether it will provide further details of the steps that it has taken to ensure that Hong Kong residents coming to the UK through the British National (Overseas) visa scheme are encouraged to resettle in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-07512

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the current overall value of investment in Scotland by Chinese state-owned firms.

Question reference: S6W-06711

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what role trade unions and environmental groups will have in designing the bidding process for the two freeports in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-06744

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether information collected by the NHS Scotland COVID-19 Test and Protect system in the case of an infection in a school setting is recorded under the "Group setting" category on the case management system, and if this is not the case, how this information is recorded, and for what reason it differs from the categorisation protocol for infections occurring in settings such as hospitals, care homes and restaurants, which are reportedly recorded under the "Events and Settings" category.

Question reference: S6F-00755

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government is working with local authorities to reduce air pollution.

Question reference: S6W-05592

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it recommends that school and early years staff wear a face covering of FFP2 quality or above. 

Question reference: S6W-05591

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many teachers currently have long COVID.

Question reference: S6W-04799

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when the sectoral Just Transition plan for the nuclear sector will be produced, and what role (a) the workforce, (b) its unions and (c) local communities will have in this.