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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 4 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36620

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates are currently employed in renewable energy supply chains in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-36085

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland report, Investigation into the care and treatment of Mr TU, published in March 2023, what action it will take in response to each recommendation; when any such action will be completed, and how progress will be monitored.

Question reference: S6W-36619

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken since the publication of its Green Industrial Strategy to (a) raise the profile of green job opportunities and (b) support people to retrain to take up any such opportunities.

Question reference: S6W-36615

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) regarding battery energy storage system quotas in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-36624

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent staff are currently employed to support the Green Jobs Workforce Academy.

Question reference: S6W-36643

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many sewage overflows remain unmonitored, and when it plans to ensure 100% coverage.

Question reference: S6W-36645

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to strengthen enforcement powers or penalties for illegal or excessive sewage spills.

Question reference: S6W-36644

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to publishing real-time data on sewage spills, in a similar way to other parts of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-36646

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) environmental and (b) public health impact of the 24,398 sewage spills reported in 2024.

Question reference: S6W-36642

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what immediate action it will take to reduce the volume and frequency of sewage spills into Scotland’s rivers and coastal waters.