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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-03803

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to continue delivering social security provisions, in light of reports that total spending on devolved social security in 2024-25 is expected to be around £1.1 billion higher than the funding received from the UK Government through the block grant adjustment.

Question reference: S6O-03795

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish revised modelling to show any impact of delays to the opening of the remaining National Treatment Centres on bringing down waiting lists, as outlined in its NHS Recovery Plan.

Question reference: S6O-03783

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scotland's food and drink sector.  

Question reference: S6O-03796

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of locums in local mental health services.

Question reference: S6O-03800

To ask the Scottish Government how its social security policies are mitigating any impact in Scotland of the UK Government’s so-called bedroom tax and benefit cap.

Question reference: S6O-03794

To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to NHS Ayrshire and Arran, in light of reports that the health board requires over £85 million to cover the cost of backdated repairs.

Question reference: S6O-03798

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implications of the UK Government’s decision to reduce the Winter Fuel Payment for the delivery of the Winter Heating Payment in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03786

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the availability and prominence of Scottish food and drink produce in supermarkets operating in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03792

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that diagnostic pathways in Scotland are appropriate for those affected by brain tumours.

Question reference: S6O-03788

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the first statutory National Islands Plan, published in 2019, has been a success.