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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 10 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-10152

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether Ukrainian refugees in Scotland, who are qualified doctors and have practised in Ukraine, are able to (a) practise in the NHS and (b) receive the NHS rate of pay, and, if this is not the case, what action it can take to make any changes necessary to enable this to happen.

Question reference: S6W-10366

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many dental nursing vacancies currently exist across Scotland, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-10261

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the 4.5% pay increase for NHS staff will be implemented, and whether it will be backdated to 1 April 2022.

Question reference: S6W-10224

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many national treatment centres have opened since 1 May 2021, and when any remaining national treatment centres are due to open.

Question reference: S6W-10226

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional staff will be recruited for the planned national treatment centres, broken down by each site.

Question reference: S6W-10225

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the total budget for the national treatment centres has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date, broken down by financial year.

Question reference: S6W-10236

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering the provision of a monkeypox vaccine, and, if this is the case, what action it is taking regarding the potential planning for such a vaccine.

Question reference: S6W-10205

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage terms difference between the running costs of heat pumps compared with those of a gas boiler, including what that would mean in cash terms as of August 2022, in light of its proposal to prohibit the use of direct emissions heating systems, such as those run on fossil fuel, in new buildings from 2024.

Question reference: S6W-10206

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 30 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of people in Scotland accredited to install and maintain heat pumps (a) at present and (b) that would be required from 2024, should its proposals on prohibiting the use of direct emissions heating systems, such as those that run on fossil fuel, in new buildings from 2024 come into force.

Question reference: S6W-10493

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it provided funding to (a) Glasgow City Council, (b) the City of Edinburgh Council and (c) Aberdeen City Council to assist with their bids to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, prior to the announcement of the final shortlist.