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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 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-17772

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers in the (a) Highlands and Islands and (b) Moray Division carry out a role previously delivered by a member of the support staff.

Question reference: S4W-17685

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 29 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16946 by Paul Wheelhouse on 12 September 2013, when the composition of the management group of the Barra Special Area of Conservation will be known and whether a facilitator is to be appointed to the group.

Question reference: S4W-17762

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-17763

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-17761

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-17343

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions local authorities took action without notice on dangerous buildings in 2011-12 under sections 29(2) and (3) of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003.

Question reference: S4W-17336

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16945 by Keith Brown on 18 September 2013, whether it will provide details of the discussions that have taken place.

Question reference: S4W-17402

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-16944 by Keith Brown on 18 September 2013, for what reason the online link for the winter 2013 Oban-Castlebay-Lochboisdale service advises that "for operational reasons we are currently unable to take bookings for this route."

Question reference: S4W-17453

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it plans with the Department for Transport regarding the next east coast franchise and whether these will include making provision for a hot food service for services travelling north of Edinburgh.

Question reference: S4W-17191

  • Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Lesley Thomson on 27 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the holding of a fatal accident inquiry into the circumstances of a Super Puma helicopter crash in the North Sea on 1 April 2009 has not yet commenced, and on what date it will.