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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 12 June 2025
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Question reference: S3W-32656

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-31102, which received a holding reply on 10 February 2010.

Question reference: S3W-31102

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what ministers of foreign governments, both national and regional, the First Minister had formal meetings with in 2009.

Question reference: S3W-32335

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 1 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change will consider giving advice to other ministers on the use of public transport in place of the Government Car Service when carrying out ministerial duties.

Question reference: S3W-32657

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-27408, which received a holding reply on 30 September 2009.

Question reference: S3W-32653

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Bruce Crawford on 26 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions it has taken six months to answer a parliamentary question since May 2007, broken down by lodging MSP.

Question reference: S3W-32654

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-31144, which received a holding reply on 10 February 2010.

Question reference: S3O-09974

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 25 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice plans to review his decision regarding the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

Question reference: S3W-31144

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings took place between Scottish and UK ministers in 2009; what topics were discussed, and who initiated the meetings.

Question reference: S3W-30396

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 January 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-27408, which received a holding reply on 30 September 2009.

Question reference: S3W-32445

  • Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reason is for the time it has taken to consider the reporter’s report on the listed building status of the Odeon Cinema in Clerk Street in Edinburgh and when it will announce its decision.