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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 14 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-25756

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to (a) private homeowners and (b) local authorities in dealing with the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in properties.

Question reference: S6W-25236

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement mechanism has replaced the (a) Family Support Commissioning and Procurement Short Life Working Group and (b) Parental Involvement Act Statutory Guidance Working Group.

Question reference: S6W-25828

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that NHS Scotland offers career progression within the physiotherapy profession.

Question reference: S6W-25884

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards currently use the system, TrakCare; in which clinical services they use the system, and how many staff are employed to maintain the system.

Question reference: S6W-25853

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with private healthcare companies in the last six months in relation to providing NHS elective surgery treatment.

Question reference: S6W-25970

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the proposed introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers, as set out in its Budget for 2024-25, would result in any grocery stores liable for the surtax paying the highest business rate poundage in the UK.

Question reference: S6W-25898

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it is assisting local authorities to establish investment savings bonds, as has reportedly been done elsewhere in the UK, including by Southwark Council.

Question reference: S6W-25812

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many dogs that have been taken in by enforcement agencies, in each of the last five years, were (a) microchipped, (b) not microchipped and (c) microchipped but without up-to-date details.

Question reference: S6W-25666

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether free wraparound childcare is available to all low-income families.

Question reference: S6W-25665

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 8 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it has fulfilled the 2021 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to create a system of "wraparound childcare".