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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-37578

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the palliative care strategy has not yet been published.

Question reference: S6W-38916

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-38380

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Enterprise consulted it when making its recently reported decision not to provide grant funding to Rolls-Royce Submarines.

Question reference: S6W-38379

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to defence-related projects in each of the last five financial years, broken down by the (a) value of each allocation, (b) organisation that received the funding and (c) purpose of the project.

Question reference: S6W-38776

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what planning applications called in by the Scottish Ministers have yet to be determined, and when they were first submitted for consideration.

Question reference: S6W-38770

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which of its ministers have had discussions with (a) Scottish Enterprise, (b) Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, (c) the Chief Planner, (d) the Chief Reporter, (e) representatives of Flamingo Land Lomond Banks and (f) consultants acting on behalf of Lomond Banks, at any stage of Flamingo Land's interest in a development at Balloch.

Question reference: S6W-38778

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the anticipated timetable is for ministerial consideration of the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks planning application for the development at Balloch.

Question reference: S6W-38772

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is appropriate for the Minister for Public Finance to take a decision on the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks planning application at Balloch, in light of the views that he has expressed to the Parliament.

Question reference: S6W-38777

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which of its ministers will take the decision on the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks planning application.

Question reference: S6W-38769

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions its Chief Planner has met with the Chief Reporter to discuss the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks planning application.