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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 October 2025
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Question reference: S5W-34828

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed funding newly self-employed people are able to access where they are also claiming universal credit, in light of recent changes for taxi drivers.

Question reference: S5W-34803

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Children's Hearings Scotland and what matters were discussed.

Question reference: S5W-34804

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff have left Children's Hearings Scotland in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S5W-34806

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many volunteer panel members have left Children's Hearings Scotland in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S5W-34805

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many new roles have been created at Children's Hearings Scotland in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S5W-34802

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) funding and (b) rates relief it has provided to CJ Lang & Son Ltd in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-34801

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with CJ Lang & Son Ltd regarding proposed Post Office closures in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-34829

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 5 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it is allocating to drug awareness and prevention.

Question reference: S5W-34826

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support is being given to those undergoing teacher training who have not been able to complete their placements in (a) Dumfries and Galloway and (b) the rest of Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-34855

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help ensure that manufacturers in Scotland benefit from public sector contracts.