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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-03899

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to end homelessness.

Question reference: S6O-03881

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-03889

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported decision by members of the Integration Joint Board of Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership to reject the recommendations of an independent review to re-open the Clenoch Birthing Centre at the Galloway Community Hospital in Stranraer for in-hospital births.

Question reference: S6O-03886

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to establish a care pathway for people living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders.

Question reference: S6O-03896

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the third sector to ensure that learning can be shared and successful local models can be rolled out nationally.

Question reference: S6O-03890

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve life expectancy and tackle any health inequalities affecting the most disadvantaged communities.

Question reference: S6O-03893

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that the recent UK Government Budget will have on its aim to deliver social justice.

Question reference: S6O-03880

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects all farmers to receive payment through the Basic Payment Scheme.

Question reference: S6O-03898

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its Ministerial Population Taskforce.

Question reference: S6O-03891

To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving outcomes for people affected by breast cancer.