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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 6 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-08447

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 13 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many shooting and deer forest subjects will be on the valuation roll, and whether this is the same as the number of holdings it has registered.

Question reference: S5W-08375

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 10 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-07527 by Fergus Ewing on 14 March 2017, on what date it received the information from the UK Government regarding the Digital Economy Bill.

Question reference: S5O-00800

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages volunteering in communities.

Question reference: S5W-07527

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 14 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it received information relating to the Digital Economy Bill from the UK Government to allow it to bring forward a legislative consent memorandum.

Question reference: S5W-07167

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 February 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of wild fisheries review process has been, also broken down by (a) staffing, (b) meeting, (c) publication and publicity, (d) travel and (e) other costs each year.

Question reference: S5O-00598

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will build a new hospital in Aviemore if the St Vincent's and Ian Charles hospitals are closed.

Question reference: S5T-00313

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Ambulance Service is meeting its response time targets in rural areas.

Question reference: S5O-00529

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how important it considers superfast broadband is to tourism in the Highlands.

Question reference: S5F-00691

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2016

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the Christmas tree industry.

Question reference: S5W-05241

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government who is entitled to travel allowance in the NHS Highland area when receiving treatment, and how much can be claimed per mile.