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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-03871

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S6O-03876

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how many genders there are.

Question reference: S6O-03869

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-03862

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce energy consumption from the built environment.

Question reference: S6O-03867

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the internal ferry fleet in Orkney.

Question reference: S6O-03847

To ask the Scottish Government how it evaluates the performance of the enterprise agencies in directly investing in businesses.

Question reference: S6O-03848

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting entrepreneurship in the games sector.

Question reference: S6O-03849

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to sustain the economic value of the chemical production sector based around Grangemouth.

Question reference: S6O-03854

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place for local authorities that may be unable to fulfil any legal requirements for a balanced budget in the forthcoming financial year.

Question reference: S6O-03851

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how its approach to business taxation supports the economy.