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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 4 April 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00503

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in 2021 to adopt greener bus transport across Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00495

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across government will support Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-00506

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding cross-government action to improve connectivity for Scotland’s island communities.

Question reference: S6O-00513

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the agriculture and fisheries sectors to play a leading role in delivering a net zero Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00502

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve road safety on the trunk road network.

Question reference: S6O-00493

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met with key stakeholders, including business owners, to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme.

Question reference: S6O-00505

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the energy sector in the West Scotland region.

Question reference: S6O-00508

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what compensation will be made available to farmers who have been impacted by beaver activities.

Question reference: S6O-00492

  • Asked by: Jim Fairlie, MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how its coordination of COVID-19 policies can ensure people living in Perthshire South and Kinross-shire are supported through the recovery from the pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-00500

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its pilots to provide free bicycles for school-age children.