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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 27 December 2024
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Question reference: S6O-02068

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the Covid Recovery and Parliamentary Business portfolio.

Question reference: S6W-15215

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Water and Sewerage Charges Exemption Scheme, whether it will consider retroactively applying an exemption to any registered charity or SCIO for the 2022-23 financial year, and for subsequent years, until the current cost of living crisis is under control.

Question reference: S6W-14776

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 23 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to rectify any potentially dangerous new street layouts, aimed at encouraging walking and cycling, which are reportedly impacting the daily lives of visually impaired people.

Question reference: S6W-14317

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason shooting is permitted at, or adjacent to, sites that have statutory protection, such as National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserves.

Question reference: S6W-14315

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it permits the shooting of wildfowl from locations immediately next to public footpaths.

Question reference: S6W-14318

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it enforces the requirement that shooting takes place from below the high water mark at estuarine and coastal locations.

Question reference: S6W-14320

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last (a) reviewed the legislation and (b) held a public consultation on wildfowling.

Question reference: S6W-14316

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it permits the shooting of wildfowl within 10 yards of locations where birds fly in to roost.

Question reference: S6W-14033

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care and (b) Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport last met with (i) the chair of the Scottish Respiratory Advisory Committee and (ii) lead clinicians involved in the implementation of the Respiratory Care Action Plan.

Question reference: S6W-14039

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has collected on the potential impact of long-term use of e-cigarettes on the lungs of people with lung conditions.