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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 30 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-35743

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many exclusions of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils have taken place in each year since 1999, broken down by (i) local authority area and (ii) pupil year group.

Question reference: S6W-35744

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent from Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) on mental health in schools in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-36765

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its apology for historical adoption practices, what assessment it has made of the findings of the Truth Recovery Design Panel report for the Northern Ireland Executive, Truth, Acknowledgement and Accountability.

Question reference: S6W-36766

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported announcement that £3 million will be allocated to Adoption England to help deliver more multidisciplinary teams to support young adoptees up to 26 years of age and their families, whether it will consider providing funding to deliver similar action in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-36579

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 11 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many health visitors have been employed in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-36768

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have accessed the drug, Givinostat, in each NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-36769

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting time is for patients to access diabetic (a) glucose monitoring and closed-loop insulin pumps and (b) insulin pumps.

Question reference: S6W-36767

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of access to the drug, Givinostat.

Question reference: S6W-36371

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding what progress is being made to assist colleges in Scotland with the student sponsor licence to provide more flexibility for the sector. 

Question reference: S6W-36674

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many visits by NHS dentists to schools there have been in each year since 1999.