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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 6 March 2026
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Question reference: S4W-28772

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) size and (b) value is of public sector land that has planning permission.

Question reference: S4W-28773

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 14 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes have been built under section 75 agreements in each year since 2011, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S4W-28775

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 14 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many developments there are for which a section 75 agreement was made but the affordable housing element has not been built, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S4O-04905

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its budget will have on the economy of the West Scotland region.

Question reference: S4O-04879

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the learning environment for college students in the West Scotland region.

Question reference: S4O-04850

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 November 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote culture in West Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-04711

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what role it considers colleges play in providing skills and training opportunities for people in West Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-27554

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27337 by Michael Matheson on 17 September 2015, in light of the information not yet being made publicly available on its website, whether it will confirm on what dates since 30 May 2015 the First Minister has met the chief constable.

Question reference: S4O-04643

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to improve public transport links in the West Scotland region.

Question reference: S4W-27411

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on (a) business and (b) tourism, what discussions it has had with the (i) rail operators and (ii) Department for Transport regarding reports of overcrowding on trains between Scotland and Manchester Airport and the Department for Transport report that the two most overcrowded services in autumn 2014 were the 0422 Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport and 1600 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Waverley.