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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-02695

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on eliminating long waiting times for NHS patients.

Question reference: S6O-02692

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the winter COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Question reference: S6O-02696

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average processing time is for Adult Disability Payment applications.

Question reference: S6O-02680

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to support community gardens.

Question reference: S6O-02685

To ask the Scottish Government how it will help farmers to plan for their succession.

Question reference: S6O-02691

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve the detection and treatment of high blood pressure, in light of reports that an estimated 1.3 million people in Scotland are living with this condition.  

Question reference: S6O-02693

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Scottish Mental Health Law Review on the legal status of autistic people in relation to treatment and involuntary detention.

Question reference: S6O-02681

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the development of rural skills to help deliver its commitments in relation to peatland restoration in the Programme for Government 2023-24.

Question reference: S6O-02699

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to third sector organisations in Dumfriesshire to tackle inequalities and support disabled people and people with additional support needs, including supporting them into the workplace.

Question reference: S6O-02687

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what continued engagement it has had with the Scottish Land Commission about its proposal for compulsory sales orders since it first proposed them in August 2018.