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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

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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: S5W-10029

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Widows Retirement Report.

Question reference: S5W-10034

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether wider inspections of student accommodation will take place, in light of reports that cladding on a hall of residence at Edinburgh Napier University was found to be made of the same material used on Grenfell Tower.

Question reference: S5W-10030

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to grow employment in the creative industries.

Question reference: S5W-10035

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging (a) retailers and (b) food and drink producers to use biodegradable packaging.

Question reference: S5W-10031

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for publishing its cultural strategy for Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-10032

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 12 July 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the impact on Scotland of ONS statistics that reportedly show that, between 2012 and 2015, 14.6% of people in the UK experienced living in poverty for a whole year, and whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to tackle poverty.

Question reference: S5W-09978

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2017
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 28 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the National Health & Social Care Workforce Plan will be published.

Question reference: S5W-09979

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2017
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maureen Watt on 28 June 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the third dementia strategy will be published, and what its priorities are for dealing with dementia over the next three years.

Question reference: S5F-01373

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2017

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will reaffirm its commitment to the Paris climate accord.

Question reference: S5O-01026

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what additional income will be raised in 2017-18 by local authorities that have increased Council Tax rates.