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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 3 July 2025
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Question reference: S5F-00445

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2016

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S5F-00400

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2016

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S5F-00361

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 October 2016

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S5F-00317

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2016

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S5F-00283

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2016

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S5W-02160

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the contribution is of the Scotch Whisky industry to Scottish exports.

Question reference: S5F-00242

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2016

To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.

Question reference: S5W-02158

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the non-domestic rates contribution is of the Scotch Whisky industry.

Question reference: S5W-02162

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates are employed in the supply chain of the Scotch Whisky industry.

Question reference: S5W-02161

  • Asked by: Ruth Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates are employed by the Scotch Whisky industry.