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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 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39104

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on plans for the delivery of a treatment centre at Carrick Glen Hospital.

Question reference: S6W-39013

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address the reported increase in violent crime committed by those aged 16 or under, in light of the finding in the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2023/24 that 31% of violent crime offenders were under 16, while in 2021-22 the figure was 8%.

Question reference: S6W-38829

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it will set out what the evidence base was for the statement by the First Minister in his Scotland 2050 Conference speech, that "a clear majority of Scots … believe that our nation should have the right to choose our future".

Question reference: S6W-39010

  • 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 discussions it has had with local authorities following the publication of its report, Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: January to March 2025, on 10 June 2025, which found that Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and Lanarkshire were the police divisions with the highest rates of suspected drug deaths in this quarter.

Question reference: S6W-39009

  • 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 plans to undertake following its report, Suspected drug deaths in Scotland: January to March 2025, published on 10 June 2025, which found that there were 76 more suspected drug deaths compared with the previous quarter.

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-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.