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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 8 February 2025
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Question reference: S6W-33841

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent IBD UK report, Crohn’s and Colitis Care in Scotland, and, in light of this, whether it will commit to allocating more resources to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) services to increase support and staffing for advice line services, with the aim that responses during a flare can be received by the end of the next working day, in accordance with the IBD standards.

Question reference: S6F-03730

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government plans to make creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images and videos a crime.

Question reference: S6W-32991

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 17 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many children from Scotland have been sent to secure accommodation in (a) England and (b) Wales since 28 August 2024.

Question reference: S6W-32406

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring it carries out of the reasons for train delays and cancellations, and what that main problems are that lead to these.

Question reference: S6W-32407

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding increasing passenger numbers in the context of reducing car journeys.

Question reference: S6W-32404

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it last had discussions with ScotRail regarding expanding the (a) level and (b) frequency of Sunday services nationally.

Question reference: S6W-32405

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Network Rail regarding the relatability of its services (a) in Scotland and (b) cross border.

Question reference: S6W-32401

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the performance of ScotRail has been (a) in each of the last five years and (b) since April 2024, including the number of cancellations; what regular monitoring of this it carries out; what its position is on whether the level of performance has been satisfactory, and what its reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-32363

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it ended the provision of regular COVID-19 vaccines for the whole population.

Question reference: S6W-32365

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the eligibility criteria for the flu vaccine have changed in the last three years.