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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 3 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38958

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 June 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses to its consultation on dual mandates in the Scottish Parliament.

Question reference: S6W-38872

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kate Forbes on 20 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to end the use of WhatsApp and other mobile messaging applications in the Scottish Government, as announced by the Deputy First Minister in December 2024.

Question reference: S6W-38463

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 6 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost of employing special advisers was in 2024-25.

Question reference: S6O-04796

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-04766

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail driver recruitment and training programmes, in light of reports of previous service reductions being attributed to staffing shortages.

Question reference: S6W-37425

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of its legislative programme.

Question reference: S6O-04584

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much East Dunbartonshire Council has spent on PFI contracts in the last year.   

Question reference: S6O-04574

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what eligibility criteria and implementation guidance it has issued to local authorities regarding the use of the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund in education settings.

Question reference: S6W-36629

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 April 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on MSP pay for its ministers for 2025-26, and whether the ministerial element of pay will remain frozen.

Question reference: S6O-04459

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost would be of permanently extending free rail travel to companions of Blind Persons National Entitlement Card holders, in light of the campaigning by Sight Scotland and Deafblind Scotland.