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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 21 June 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00088

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will protect the interests of farmers under the draft cooperation agreement with the Scottish Green Party.

Question reference: S6O-00078

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported proposals by ScotRail to no longer run 300 train services from May 2022.

Question reference: S6O-00084

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the future of farm support payments.

Question reference: S6O-00075

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to support small and medium-sized businesses to reduce their carbon emissions, as part of wider efforts to reach net zero targets.

Question reference: S6O-00079

  • Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that water scarcity reporting is accurate and reflective of all areas of Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00076

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent, and plans to spend over the next four years, on the mitigation of landslips at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83.

Question reference: S6O-00081

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring it has undertaken of island economies following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Question reference: S6O-00087

  • Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the seafood sector regarding any export challenges as a result of Brexit.

Question reference: S6O-00071

  • Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the timescale for the independent public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-00065

  • Asked by: Jim Fairlie, MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies and actions across government are supporting communities to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.