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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 4 May 2025
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Question reference: S3O-05362

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2009
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what barriers prevent asylum seekers from accessing further and higher education.

Question reference: S3W-18517

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what greenhouse gas emissions from existing non-domestic buildings were in each year since 1989 in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MTCO2e).

Question reference: S3W-18518

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what greenhouse gas emissions from existing domestic buildings were in each year since 1989 in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MTCO2e).

Question reference: S3W-18233

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many written submissions to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route public local inquiry the reporters considered and how many were from (a) individuals and (b) organisations.

Question reference: S3W-18232

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many written submissions to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route public local inquiry the reporters received and how many were from (a) individuals and (b) organisations.

Question reference: S3W-18234

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the submissions received by the reporters were (a) partly and (b) fully outside the remit of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route public local inquiry.

Question reference: S3W-18421

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 December 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice and support it intends to offer to Scottish university and college students if they refuse to comply with the UK Government’s ID card scheme.

Question reference: S3W-17869

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 November 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what dialogue it has had with the HIV Blood Transfusion Group on the development of terms of reference for a public inquiry into contaminated blood and blood products.

Question reference: S3W-17121

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 October 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the expert group on privacy will next meet and what issues will be included on its agenda.

Question reference: S3W-17123

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 October 2008
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 October 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the expert group on privacy will report on its work and whether such reports will be published.