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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 10 May 2024
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Question reference: S4O-01184

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many probationer teachers have found employment in the last year.

Question reference: S4O-01172

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what new primary care facilities have been completed recently by NHS Lothian.

Question reference: S4O-01079

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides to special schools in order to assist pupils into employment.

Question reference: S4O-00891

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how the annual Scotland Week event in North America helps promote Scottish business, tourism and culture.

Question reference: S4O-00825

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 March 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on insulating homes and helping to protect families from rising energy costs.

Question reference: S4O-00679

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what data is available on the attitudes of people in Scotland to environmental issues.

Question reference: S4O-00575

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2012
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many campus police officers there are in secondary schools.

Question reference: S4O-00520

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the outcomes of the recent UN Climate Change Conference will have on Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-00454

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the UK Government to discuss the Welfare Reform Bill and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4O-00403

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2011
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will provide more sustainable and high quality health care services closer to the communities that they serve.