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Motions, questions and answers

Every motion, amendment, parliamentary question and answer the chamber has lodged since 1999, searchable in one place.

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Covering Unknown to Unknown. 5,653 amendments linked to their parent motions. 131,931,267 recorded MSP supports. 2,901 divisions on record (1,686 carried, 1,223 defeated).

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Written Question 206,942 Standard Motion 63,473 Portfolio Question 10,816 General Question 9,053 Motion For Debate 5,286 Members' Business Motion 5,221 Bureau Motion 5,042 Amendment 3,823 First Minister's Question 3,595 SPCB Written Question 1,621 Inspired Question 1,595 Topical Question 983
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2026 5,792 2025 15,313 2024 13,835 2023 16,135 2022 13,829 2021 11,430 2020 11,501 2019 12,172 2018 13,351 2017 14,566 2016 11,678 2015 9,238
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