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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 9 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37408

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) state and (b) grant-funded schools offer Economics at (i) National 4, (ii) National 5, (iii) Higher and (iv) Advanced Higher level.

Question reference: S6W-37402

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of confiscation of illegal vapes from trading premises took place in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-37410

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has had any engagement with the Bank of England regarding support to train and recruit more economics teachers in Scottish schools.

Question reference: S6W-37409

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent economics teachers there are in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-37403

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total value was of illegal vapes confiscated by Police Scotland or trading standard officers in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-37401

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued in relation to the (a) enforcement of confiscation and (b) prosecution of the sale of illegal vapes.

Question reference: S6O-04651

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with the Lord Advocate regarding the costs of defending unsuccessful legal cases in the Supreme Court.

Question reference: S6W-37354

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures progress against its economic objectives.

Question reference: S6W-37350

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to measure its progress against any economic objectives for which it has not specified a timeline or quantitative target.

Question reference: S6W-37351

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a complete list of its economic objectives.