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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 12 February 2025
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Question reference: S6O-04220

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its latest assessment is of the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s rural economy.

Question reference: S6O-04215

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the current value of Scotland’s renewable energy output is to the UK economy.

Question reference: S6O-04151

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the announcement in its draft Budget 2025-26 that it plans to mitigate the UK Government’s two-child benefit cap policy in Scotland, what it estimates the cost will be of doing so, per affected child.

Question reference: S6O-04120

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the bus industry to transfer to zero-emission technologies.

Question reference: S6O-04067

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much money recovered from the proceeds of crime has been committed to the CashBack for Communities programme since 2008.  

Question reference: S6O-03973

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it continues to assess the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s economy.

Question reference: S6O-03949

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland can take to ensure the safe and legal use of e-bikes and e-scooters.

Question reference: S6O-03772

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its efforts to develop a world-leading green hydrogen sector.

Question reference: S6W-28479

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 July 2024
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the Scottish Local Authority Remuneration Commission report on councillor pay.

Question reference: S6O-03631

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland’s Strategic review of the Scottish Police Authority, which was published earlier this month and sets out the progress made by the Scottish Police Authority in providing oversight and scrutiny of policing in Scotland.