Questions and answers

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.

Question reference: S5O-01019

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether its 2017-18 public sector pay policy is subject to an equality impact assessment.

Question reference: S5F-01280

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 15 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2017

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.

Question reference: S5F-01215

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 28 April 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2017

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.

Question reference: S5O-00943

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers to be the fairest system for councils to raise local revenue.

Question reference: S5F-01188

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2017

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.

Question reference: S5W-08671

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether the private rented sector business model developed by internet startups such as Rentberry and Biddwell would comply with Scottish legislation, and what issues this business model would raise.

Question reference: S5W-08700

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 21 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, following the comments of Sheriff Donald Corke that people "taking pictures of females urinating in the countryside put themselves at real risk of prosecution under public order or voyeurism", whether the law officers have given consideration to the prosecution of Trump International or its employees.

Question reference: S5F-01113

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 March 2017

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.

Question reference: S5F-01072

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2017

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.

Question reference: S5O-00792

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the UK Government regarding a possible visit to Scotland by Donald Trump.

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