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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: S5O-00869

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what reassurances it can give that, and by what date, all outstanding 2015 pillar two common agricultural policy payments will be completed in full.

Question reference: S5O-00814

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that young disabled people are not subject to discrimination.

Question reference: S5W-07240

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in the light of recent reports that the number of still births at NHS Forth Valley has risen above the national average during the first half of 2016.

Question reference: S5O-00774

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place to assist people who have had a stroke with their recovery and in becoming as independent as possible.

Question reference: S5O-00731

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what measures it takes, especially during inclement weather, to ensure that the Garden Lobby floor is as safe as is possible for staff and visitors.

Question reference: S5O-00666

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of the figures suggesting that 95% of pupils identified as having additional support needs are in mainstream schools.

Question reference: S5O-00548

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reported real-terms reduction in revenue allocations for local authorities in the draft budget will have on the provision of services.

Question reference: S5W-05678

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to recent figures released under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, which show that 22 bladed weapons have been recovered from prisoners by staff at Perth prison since April 2016.

Question reference: S5W-05505

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can provide that the UK's decision to leave the EU will not result in the erosion or weakening of existing legal protection of bats in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-05674

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to engage further with pupils in secondary schools to provide more education regarding psychoactive substances.