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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 2 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03832

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement that it will end overseas trade support focused on purely fossil fuel goods and services from 1 November 2021, what data it has on the Scottish oil and gas sector’s progress in transitioning towards net zero emissions by 2045.

Question reference: S6W-03825

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that contracts for the vessel replacement programme outlined in its Infrastructure Investment Plan to 2025-26 are directly awarded to (a) publicly-owned shipyards and (b) other shipyards in Scotland or the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-04157

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it will appoint a judge to lead the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19.

Question reference: S6W-04146

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the anticipated timescale is for improving broadband coverage and speeds in Tarbolton.

Question reference: S6W-04026

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what measures have been taken to ensure that the contracts to install and maintain electric vehicle charging stations maximise Scotland’s economic, social, and environmental wellbeing.

Question reference: S6W-04058

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the percentage of non-electrical heat demand that is met by renewable technologies.

Question reference: S6W-04032

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01360 by Graeme Dey on 16 August 2021, how many petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles were bought for use across the public sector fleet in each year from 2014, and at what cost.

Question reference: S6W-04071

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) Renfrewshire Council, (b) Inverclyde Council and (c) other stakeholders regarding proposals to extend the Clyde Coastal Path along the banks of the River Clyde from Parklea in Inverclyde to Langbank in Renfrewshire.

Question reference: S6W-04085

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with equestrian communities and groups regarding raising the awareness of motorists on safely overtaking horses.

Question reference: S6W-04033

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much grant funding it has provided to each local authority to purchase and/or lease zero emission vehicles in each year from 2014.