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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 26 April 2024
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Question reference: S6W-00682

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the locations of all "rapid" electric vehicle chargers are in the (a) North East Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of Scotland, and how the public can find out about these locations.

Question reference: S5W-36034

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, 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 whether it will prioritise the COVID-19 vaccination of mountain rescue workers.

Question reference: S5W-35769

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-34988 and S5W-35371 by Roseanna Cunningham on 4 and 26 February 2021 respectively, what its position is on the social and cultural heritage associated with falconry, and what steps it is taking to preserve this, particularly in areas where blue hare are present.

Question reference: S5W-35549

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to give to (a) the Trossachs Search and Rescue Team and (b) all other search and rescue teams this spring and summer as demand for their services increases following the end of COVID-19 restrictions.

Question reference: S5W-35371

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 26 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how the planned licensing system for blue hare will accommodate falconry as a purpose.

Question reference: S5W-34988

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 February 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the prohibition of culling of mountain hares could have on the operation of licensed falconry on land with a significant hare population, and what consultation it had with operators before it introduced the prohibition.

Question reference: S5W-33602

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its advice is on the shooting of mountain hares between December 2020 and the end of February 2021.

Question reference: S5W-33427

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what benefits it considers repairs to the Cairngorm Mountain Railway will bring compared with its replacement with a gondola service.

Question reference: S5W-33429

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure the financial sustainability of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway.

Question reference: S5W-33426

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 2 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it held with Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board and the board of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway regarding removing the funicular railway and replacing it with a gondola service, such as the scheme at Ellmau in Austria, prior to the recent announcement of funding for repairs to the railway.