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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-03813

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to address reported concerns regarding the future of arts funding in Scotland. 

Question reference: S6O-03814

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Creative Scotland is fit for purpose as an arts funding body.    

Question reference: S6O-03815

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its international offices.

Question reference: S6O-03821

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in reforming the female custodial estate.

Question reference: S6O-03835

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it will review any guidance in relation to the teaching of gender identity in schools, in light of the Cass report.

Question reference: S6O-03833

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent report by Audit Scotland on Scotland’s colleges, which states that “colleges need more clarity from the Scottish Government on the aspects of their role to prioritise,” and that colleges are “making fundamental decisions about their future services without this clarity”.  

Question reference: S6O-03831

To ask the Scottish Government what further support and guidance it can provide to secondary education establishments regarding the balancing of the right to education of both a victim of sexual assault and the alleged perpetrator.  

Question reference: S6O-03820

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to humanitarian aid funding through its Humanitarian Emergency Fund, what consideration it is giving to supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance in Lebanon.

Question reference: S6O-03825

To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements it has in place to ensure that victims of rape and sexual assault can always access the support that they need to deal with trauma.

Question reference: S6O-03819

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that those delivering Scotland’s Winter Festivals will be involved in the planned strategic partnership for Scotland’s festivals.