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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 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S5W-06409

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure adequate lighting at the Raith Interchange, in order that new and temporary routes are clearly visible, during the current period of works.

Question reference: S5W-06341

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure adequate signage at the Raith Interchange during the current period of extensive works to ensure that road users have a clear understanding of the alterations to turn-offs and transitions in road layouts.

Question reference: S5W-06259

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the improvement works at the Raith Interchange will be completed.

Question reference: S5O-00618

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5O-00561

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help identify and support children with dyslexia.

Question reference: S5W-05446

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many urban foxes there have been in each year since 2011.

Question reference: S5W-05373

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to notifications of personal details, how many people on the sex offenders register in each of the last five years have failed to (a) make an annual notification to the police, (b) notify the police three days after their release from prison and (c) notify police of a change.

Question reference: S5W-05371

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many times people on the sex offenders register in each of the last five years have failed to notify the police that they plan to (a) leave the UK and (b) be away from their usual home address, and what sentence was imposed for such failure.

Question reference: S5W-05370

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people on the sex offenders register are listed as missing or whereabouts unknown.

Question reference: S5W-05368

  • Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings within the justice estate are not in use on a day-to-day basis, broken down by (a) police stations, (b) courts, (c) young offenders institutions and (d) offices.