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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 30 December 2025
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Question reference: S5W-24867

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme since September 2014.

Question reference: S5W-24868

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government by how much the cost of offshore wind has reduced since September 2014.

Question reference: S5W-24864

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of libraries are Wi-Fi enabled.

Question reference: S5W-24824

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in its Programme for Government 2018-19 to develop a 5G strategy, what progress it has made in developing this.

Question reference: S5W-24825

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether measures to tackle livestock worrying will be included in any forthcoming legislation.

Question reference: S5W-24684

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to install free water bottle refill points in Scotland’s (a) four major cities, (b) island communities and (c) busiest (i) tourist destinations, (ii) train stations and (iii) bus stations.

Question reference: S5W-24681

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 27 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24329 by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2019, where the 70 free water bottle refill points will be located, and whether it has considered installing more refill points.

Question reference: S5W-24410

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 July 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 13 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has made available to (a) charities and (b) businesses to help defend against cyber-attacks since June 2018.

Question reference: S5W-24683

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage public bodies to provide free water bottle refill points.

Question reference: S5W-24321

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 July 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with establishing a national deep sea marine reserve.