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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 4 November 2025
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Question reference: S6W-06166

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what scientific evidence was considered, prior to its decision to remove the customary exemptions to a seasonal ban on white fish catches, which is expected to come into force on 14 February 2022, and whether it will publish any such evidence. 

Question reference: S6W-06018

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of the City of Edinburgh Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06038

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of North Ayrshire Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06023

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of East Ayrshire Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06036

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Midlothian Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06048

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Stirling Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06022

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Dundee City Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06040

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Orkney Islands Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.

Question reference: S6W-06167

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 1 March 2022

 

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a three-week notice period is a suitable length of time for creel fishers and other fisherman, in light of the planned removal of customary exemptions to a seasonal ban on white fish catches, which is expected to come into force on 14 February 2022.

Question reference: S6W-06019

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has met the leader of Clackmannanshire Council since May 2021; what was discussed at each meeting, and what the agreed outcomes were.