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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 February 2025
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Question reference: S6W-00642

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the recommendation in the Poverty Alliance report, Transport and child poverty - beyond the pandemic, that public transport should be made more affordable.

Question reference: S6W-00654

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the UK Government to continue to expand the fleet of electric buses in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-00661

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether, in order to safeguard public health, it has considered using vaccine drop-in clinics for attendees and nearby residents during the Euro 2020 fan zone events at Glasgow Green.

Question reference: S6W-00681

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that electric vehicle charging points are working; if they are not working, how it ensures that they will be repaired, and within what timescale.

Question reference: S6W-00680

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the current locations of all electric vehicle charging points are in the North East Scotland parliamentary region.

Question reference: S6W-00656

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has initiated with the UK Department for International Trade, ahead of proposed trade deals.

Question reference: S6W-00638

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Green Jobs Fund has been committed, and for what purposes.

Question reference: S6W-00683

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage hotels to provide electric vehicle chargers.

Question reference: S6W-00651

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans for NHS Scotland to combine medical records in a database shared with third parties, similar to proposals set out by NHS Digital for England. 

Question reference: S6W-00853

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in hydrogen trains to help achieve the 2035 net zero target, and what information it has regarding how these plans compare with those of (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy, including the number of trains ordered.