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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 15 April 2025
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Question reference: S5F-04809

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 February 2021

To ask the First Minister when projects to dual the A9 and A96 roads are expected to be completed.

Question reference: S5O-04970

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a detailed timeline for the publication of the successor plan to the 2014 Heart Disease Improvement Plan.

Question reference: S5O-04883

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what additional support the NHS will require over the first quarter of 2021.

Question reference: S5O-04824

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding it has made available to its enterprise agencies, which have been supporting economic recovery during the pandemic.

Question reference: S5O-04693

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact of COVID-19 on businesses across the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S5O-04674

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how Police Scotland ensures that people held in custody have access to all appropriate support services that they require.

Question reference: S5O-04572

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on tourism businesses in the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S5O-04551

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis the finance secretary has made of the financial sustainability of Scotland's universities and colleges.

Question reference: S5O-04516

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the regional economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Question reference: S5O-04499

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland is taking in response to littering in popular visitor areas over the summer.