Skip to main content

Language: English / Gàidhlig

Loading…

Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

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 31 October 2024
Answer status
Question type

Displaying 52 questions Show Answers

|

Question reference: S5W-06593

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the motorway and trunk road network in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S5W-06592

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in rail networks in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S5W-06591

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in transport infrastructure and services in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S5W-06594

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in (a) buses, (b) ferries, (c) aviation, (d) active travel, (e) canals and (f) freight in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S5W-06328

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring and analysis it conducts of the number of cetaceans washed up on shores each year.

Question reference: S5W-06327

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it aims to achieve its target of 10% of everyday journeys being made by bike by 2020.

Question reference: S5W-05287

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00420 by Humza Yousaf on 1 December 2016 (Official Report, c. 8), what processes will be required to deliver the grade separated junction at Laurencekirk, and what the timescales of these will be.

Question reference: S5F-00664

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2016

To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the oil and gas industry in light of recovering oil prices.

Question reference: S5O-00472

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the Aberdeen City Region Deal.

Question reference: S5O-00340

  • Asked by: Mairi Gougeon, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding Brexit.