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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 1 May 2024
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Question reference: S6O-03111

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the £58.7 million reduction to the College Operational Expenditure budget for 2024-25 on the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency.

Question reference: S6W-24830

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a complete breakdown of the fee structure for NHS dental payments (a) before and (b) after 1 November 2023.

Question reference: S6W-24828

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the average length of time between an application being received and a final decision being taken regarding support through the Scottish Dental Access Initiative is for (a) each NHS board area and (b) Scotland as a whole.

Question reference: S6W-24824

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many dental practices, broken down by geographical location, offered NHS services (a) before and (b) after the NHS dental payment reform was introduced on 1 November 2023.

Question reference: S6W-24826

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made under the Scottish Dental Access Initiative in the NHS Borders area, and, of those, how many have been successful.

Question reference: S6W-24829

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much grant funding has been awarded through the Scottish Dental Access Initiative in the NHS Borders area, in each year since the scheme began.

Question reference: S6W-24825

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for how long NHS Borders has qualified for the Scottish Dental Access Initiative.

Question reference: S6W-24016

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Rural Affairs and Islands budget for 2023-24 has been spent, broken down by (a) the £33 million of “Ring fenced rural funding” received from the UK Government and (b) Scottish Government funding.

Question reference: S6O-03053

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of annual woodland planting targets have been met in each year since 2017-18.

Question reference: S6W-24011

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for a licence under the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 for (a) preventing serious damage to livestock, woodlands or crops and (b) environmental benefit have been rejected.