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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 9 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-36052

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the Mental Health Transformation Fund has been allocated to each NHS board since 2018, broken down by year.

Question reference: S5W-36050

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) companies and (b) sectors have taken on the largest numbers of modern apprenticeships in each year since 2018-19, also broken down by month.

Question reference: S5W-36056

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many accidents on the A90 between Dundee and Stonehaven have been reported in each quarter since 1 April 2016, also broken down by how many resulted in an injury.

Question reference: S5W-36053

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the Haudagain improvement project (a) was initially expected and (b) is currently expected to be open to traffic.

Question reference: S5W-36054

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the current estimated cost of the Haudagain improvement project is, and how this compares with the initial estimated cost.

Question reference: S5W-36051

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 23 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) foundation, (b) modern and (c) graduate-level apprenticeships were started in each year since 2018-19, also broken down by month.

Question reference: S5W-36055

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist (a) osteoporosis nurse and (b) radiographer positions are (i) filled and (ii) vacant in each of the NHS boards.

Question reference: S5O-04856

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 December 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the claim by Victim Support Scotland that spending on offender services is more than double the amount spent on victims.

Question reference: S5O-04544

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Dundee City Council regarding how its welfare policies address the reported widening of the SIMD gap between the least and most deprived parts of the city.

Question reference: S5O-04530

  • Asked by: Bill Bowman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis the Drug Deaths Taskforce has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.