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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 6 July 2025
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Question reference: S5W-20058

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which CalMac ferries can berth at ports outside of their designated routes, broken down by port.

Question reference: S5W-20055

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many onboard staff CalMac ferries have employed in each year since 2009-10.

Question reference: S5O-02720

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met North Ayrshire Council, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S5W-20061

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which CalMac ferries carry a defibrillator; how often these are tested; what proportion of the fleet this represents; by what date these will be rolled out across every vessel, and whether it will provide a breakdown of all other medical equipment that is carried by each craft.

Question reference: S5W-20063

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) crimes and (b) incidents of antisocial behaviour have been recorded on each CalMac ferry in each year since 2009-10, also broken down by (i) route served and (ii) issue.

Question reference: S5W-20053

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how long each ferry in the CalMac fleet is expected to be operational.

Question reference: S5W-20059

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the effectiveness of CalMac regarding the acquisition of new vessels.

Question reference: S5W-19593

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 21 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on repairs to the CalMac fleet in each calendar year since 2007.

Question reference: S5O-02571

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there are.

Question reference: S5F-02779

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2018

To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to evaluate the impact on sales of minimum unit pricing of alcohol.