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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 8 February 2025
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Question reference: S6W-34588

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken following the cross-party summit on violence amongst young people, which was held on 13 January 2025.

Question reference: S6W-33826

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures are in place to ensure that funding for the further education sector is tailored to suit the regional needs of colleges.

Question reference: S6W-33827

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape.

Question reference: S6W-33825

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals in the draft Budget 2025-26 might impact on the college sector.

Question reference: S6W-33823

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) the college sector and (b) Ayrshire College regarding its draft budget 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-33250

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30309 by Angela Constance on 28 October 2024, whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Scottish Police Authority regarding any deployment by Police Scotland of live facial recognition technology.

Question reference: S6W-33785

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much money it allocated to NHS Education for Scotland for experiential learning for undergraduate MPharm students in the financial year (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22, (d) 2022-23 and (e) 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-32478

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support and promote the use of alcohol brief interventions (ABIs) in justice settings.

Question reference: S6W-32481

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide support to the Scottish Prison Service in order to upscale the provision of alcohol treatment services to individuals resident in the prison estate.

Question reference: S6W-32479

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its policy and guidelines regarding people with alcohol use disorder in the justice system, with a view to addressing any gaps in implementation.