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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 5 October 2024
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Question reference: S5W-34306

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 23 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.

Question reference: S5W-34185

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its national COVID-19 Dementia Recovery Plan.

Question reference: S5W-34193

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 21 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 21 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.

Question reference: S5W-34132

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 18 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when Phase 2 of the Learning Estate Investment Programme will be announced, and which school projects will be included within this phase.

Question reference: S5W-34148

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 17 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the coronavirus legislation in place.

Question reference: S5W-34037

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether COVID-19 funding for bus operators will be extended beyond 17 January 2021.

Question reference: S5W-34022

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maree Todd on 14 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on implementation of the expansion of funded early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours.

Question reference: S5W-33994

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.

Question reference: S5W-33748

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 3 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.

Question reference: S5W-33645

  • Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 November 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of the UK Government including a pay freeze for most public sector workers in its pay remit in the next financial year, what assurances it can provide frontline health and adult social care workers in Scotland that they will be recognised for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.