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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 23 February 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00002

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the suitable long-term monitoring and management of Tarbolton Landfill.

Question reference: S6O-00016

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to reports of Danish and Swedish boats intensively fishing for sand eels just off the Firth of Forth.

Question reference: S6O-00010

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its announcement regarding a potential Cooperation Agreement, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with the land reform minister regarding an assessment of the Scottish Green Party's manifesto commitments on land reform.

Question reference: S6O-00017

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-00005

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it next expects to make an investment announcement for road and rail infrastructure in the South of Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00013

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when the Farming and Food Production Future Policy Group will publish its report.

Question reference: S6O-00014

  • Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to support businesses in East Kilbride working in the food and drink sector.

Question reference: S6O-00001

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide support with the phasing out of gas-fired boilers in homes.

Question reference: S6O-00012

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government action it is taking to ensure that island communities are protected from the effects of disruption to lifeline services.

Question reference: S6W-00171

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 2 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter of 11 February 2021 from the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy to the Finance and Constitution Committee, whether it will provide an update on the progress since that date of (a) Project Silver, (b) Project Corpach and (c) Project Loch; how many additional jobs it anticipates each will create, and how this compares to the original business plan.