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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 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-15116

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 July 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to Fiona Hyslop's confirming on Newsnight Scotland on 15 May 2013 that the Scottish Government has now received legal advice on a separate Scotland's position in the EU, whether it will publish all correspondence between (a) ministers, (b) the Law Officers, (c) special advisers and (d) officials relating to this legal advice.

Question reference: S4W-15112

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 July 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether Fiona Hyslop's confirmation on Newsnight Scotland on 15 May 2013 that the Scottish Government has now received legal advice on a separate Scotland's position in the EU was consistent with the Scottish Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S4W-15772

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 28 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the penalties that can be imposed in relation to animal fights under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.

Question reference: S4O-02301

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what progress there has been in respect of further education college mergers in Glasgow.

Question reference: S4T-00402

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with VisitScotland regarding the organisation's website.

Question reference: S4O-02274

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-15120

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government on what date it plans to publish its white paper on its plans to separate Scotland from the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S4O-02221

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for international development spending in Malawi.

Question reference: S4O-02190

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides to the independent television production sector in Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-02157

  • Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to support the Scottish film and TV industry.