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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 18 May 2024
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Question reference: S4W-30302

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 15 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on legal expenditure of over £30,000 to defend Accountant in Bankruptcy-determined trustee fees against a challenge by creditors.

Question reference: S4O-05513

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 February 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the recommendations in the Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality's report, Shifting the Curve.

Question reference: S4O-05292

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 21 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and the Economy last met COSLA and what was discussed.

Question reference: S4O-05478

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
  • Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many non-UK undergraduate EU students are studying in Scotland.

Question reference: S4F-03096

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2015
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2015

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has requested an extension of the 45-day consultation period for the Tata Steel plants at Dalzell and Clydebridge.

Question reference: S4O-04753

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2015
  • Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what contingencies are in place to address NHS staffing shortages during winter.

Question reference: S4W-27395

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) targeting criteria and (b) keywords it is using to promote the firstminister.gov.scot website.

Question reference: S4W-27396

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) digital and (b) other media outlets it is using to promote the firstminister.gov.scot website.

Question reference: S4W-27397

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much is being spent on promoting the firstminister.gov.scot website.

Question reference: S4W-27403

  • Asked by: John Pentland, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2015
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 spend of its marketing unit, and what the reason is for the delay in posting this information to its website.