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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 6 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39012

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is engaged in to tackle the reportedly significant impact of bank and credit card fraud, following the publication of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2023/24 results, which found that bank and credit card fraud constituted 47% of all fraud committed in the year.

Question reference: S6T-02606

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that there were almost 30,000 breaches of community payback orders in the last 11 years.

Question reference: S6W-38457

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many offenders with electronic tags have breached their orders in the past five years.

Question reference: S6W-38458

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 20 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to establishing youth education programmes raising awareness about retail crime.

Question reference: S6W-38789

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that at least 16,500 police officers will be employed by Police Scotland across the financial year 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-38519

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what lessons have been learned from the Tarbolton Moss case to inform future policy on the management and remediation of abandoned landfill sites.

Question reference: S6W-38520

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what specific steps are being taken to address the reported ongoing issue of land ownership at Tarbolton Moss landfill site.

Question reference: S6W-38521

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the private company that expressed interest in taking on the Tarbolton Moss landfill site, and whether any outcomes or next steps have been identified from any such engagement.

Question reference: S6W-38522

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Tarbolton Moss landfill site, what mechanisms are being used to coordinate communications between SEPA, Scottish Government officials, and the local community, including the Tarbolton Tenants and Residents Association.

Question reference: S6W-38462

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per patient is of (a) methadone and (b) Buvidal treatment over a 12-month period.