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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 31 October 2024
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Question reference: S5W-16638

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what impact UK Government welfare policies are having on people in Scotland renting in the (a) private and (b) social sector.

Question reference: S5O-02083

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5O-01801

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the top export markets are for salmon and whisky in terms of value and volume.

Question reference: S5O-01700

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Scottish Water to discuss the company, Business Stream.

Question reference: S5W-13742

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to the 2018 Celtic Connections festival, and what engagements (a) ministers and (b) officials plan to undertake at the event.

Question reference: S5W-13740

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the comment in The Scotsman on 31 December 2017 by the artistic director of the Celtic Connections festival that, (a) because of Brexit, (i) many international artists feel unwelcome in the UK because the country now appears "less internationalist in outlook", (ii) new entry visa requirements "would be a big logistical nightmare and financial headache" for the festival and (iii) the impact on the festival's buying power because of the fall in the value in the pound has led to a 20% reduction in the number of overseas artists attending the festival and (b) without EU-funding, "maybe a dozen shows a year in our programme" would not have happened.  

Question reference: S5W-13741

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Celtic Connections festival on the economy of (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-01447

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2017

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of recent reports regarding harassment, what provisions are in place to protect staff and interns employed by MSPs.

Question reference: S5T-00734

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 October 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with sexual harassment.

Question reference: S5T-00699

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement that it issued on 16 September, what its response is to the violence that took place during the independence referendum in Catalonia.