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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-02102

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding the public release of the recent internal report that is reportedly recommending service cuts, ticket office closures and a reduction in the workforce.

 

Question reference: S6O-00043

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to tackle violence against women, particularly in relation to prostitution and purchasers of sex.

Question reference: S5O-05134

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Aggreko is to become another large-scale, Scotland-based listed company to lose its independence through a takeover.

Question reference: S5F-04877

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 March 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2021

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the UK Budget.

Question reference: S5O-05080

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how its welfare policies have supported low-income families with children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S5O-05035

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent representations it has made to the UK Government regarding trade deals with countries linked to genocide.

Question reference: S5W-34609

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 January 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent Savanta ComRes poll of people in Scotland, which suggested that 68% had concerns about at-home abortions and 86% had concerns around the relationship between these procedures and domestic abuse.

Question reference: S5O-04972

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on a recent University of Sheffield report, Interventions to reduce the public health burden of gambling-related harms, which recognises that gambling should be treated as a serious public health concern.

Question reference: S5F-04747

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 January 2021

To ask the First Minister what her response is to the announcement that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be operated by the UK Government and not by the Scottish Government and the other devolved administrations.

Question reference: S5O-04941

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 January 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 January 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision by the Lord President to reduce the number of criminal trials, what further support it will provide to victims.