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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

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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 12 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-01683

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) plan, (b) governance and (c) estimated timescale is for the full restoration of the Glasgow School of Art.

Question reference: S6W-01486

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it will undertake with (a) Glasgow City Council, and (b) SEC Limited to address the dilapidated condition of the SEC tunnel walkway, which links the Scottish Event Campus to the Exhibition Centre railway station, and whether it considers it feasible to expedite its planned refurbishment, ahead of the COP 26 conference.

Question reference: S6W-01490

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the cost of concessionary travel, including the Young Persons and Older and Disabled Persons Travel Schemes.

Question reference: S6W-01672

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 4 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the total transaction value of all publicly-owned land disposed to the private sector was in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-00999

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will formally advise railway and travel providers of its decision that only essential travel between Scotland and Greater Manchester and Salford is permitted, to allow the customers affected to access full refunds.

Question reference: S6W-00887

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the state of its preparations for the COP26 conference.

Question reference: S6W-00621

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is taking to save the former Sir John Maxwell School building in Pollokshaws from dereliction and potential demolition; what engagement HES has had or is having with (a) Glasgow City Council and its agency City Property LLP and (b) the Sir John Maxwell School Trust to support the Trust's plans to restore and convert the building, and, to allow it to be eligible for grants that could help finance any development deficit, what its position is on using the Scottish Ministers' discretionary powers to have the building listed.

Question reference: S6W-00663

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 9 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will safeguard the health of attendees and nearby residents for the duration of the Euro 2020 fan zone events at Glasgow Green.

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-00912

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00395 by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021, whether it will increase the intentionally limited capacity of the Citizen Portal vaccine booking system, in light of recent Public Health Scotland data indicating that 500,000 vaccine appointments have been missed since February 2021.