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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 30 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37175

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many former police officers are currently awaiting resolution of their pension scheme choice following the 2015 pension changes.

Question reference: S6W-37262

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed, or plans to review, the eligibility criteria for Funeral Support Payment.

Question reference: S6W-37207

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote the natural regeneration of woodland.

Question reference: S6W-35730

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a single passporting system of support for students in (a) further and (b) higher education to support widening access.

Question reference: S6W-37261

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis of the appropriate level of payment for Funeral Support Payment since its introduction in 2019.

Question reference: S6W-37266

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis on the cost per person to successfully transition an individual into employment through its No One Left Behind programme, and, if so, what that cost was.

Question reference: S6W-37171

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to prevent further closures of nightclubs and live music venues in Scotland, in light of reports of a 30% decline in the UK since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-37172

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all retired police officers receive their full pension entitlements without any undue delay.

Question reference: S6W-37257

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an estimate of the number of individuals in Scotland whose partner has died whilst under the age of 50.

Question reference: S6W-37246

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many property factors have been removed from the property factor register as a result of contraventions of the Code of Conduct for Property Factors in each year since 2011.