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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 10 December 2024
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Question reference: S6O-02335

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act 2021 has assisted the police in responding to reports of assault, threat or abuse of retail workers.

Question reference: S6W-18643

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maree Todd on 31 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in relation to developing its new dementia strategy for Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17875

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023 being laid before the UK Parliament, whether it will provide an update on its policy regarding the use of electric shock collars on dogs.

Question reference: S6O-02201

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the welfare of animals used in greyhound racing in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-16996

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given to Clyde Gateway in each year since it was established, broken down by the purpose of the funding.

Question reference: S6W-16892

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 28 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the decontamination of land in the Shawfield area of the Rutherglen constituency.

Question reference: S6W-17155

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many people under 22 in South Lanarkshire have registered for a free bus pass through the Young Persons' (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel scheme.

Question reference: S6W-16891

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations made in the Independent Forensic Mental Health Review: final report.

Question reference: S6O-02132

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on workers in Scotland of an independent Scotland re-joining the European Union.  

Question reference: S5W-17003

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what investment it is making in the Clyde Gateway.