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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 16 May 2025
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Question reference: S6O-02581

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the recent summit on tackling violence in schools.

Question reference: S6O-02576

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking ahead of the festive period to support poultry farms, in light of the potential threat of avian flu.

Question reference: S6O-02579

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensured that the views and experiences of young people, in particular LGBTQ young people, were reflected in the new draft guidance, Delivery of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) Education in Scottish Schools.

Question reference: S6O-02574

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a STAG appraisal of the proposed improvements to the A82 between Tarbet and Inverarnan.

Question reference: S6O-02572

  • Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with stakeholders in the north east to discuss its Just Transition strategy.

Question reference: S6O-02554

  • Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help businesses take full advantage of Scotland’s hydrogen potential.  

Question reference: S6O-02571

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the introduction of road traffic congestion charging schemes.

Question reference: S6O-02565

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the finance secretary plans to allocate to local authorities any funding from the block grant that has arisen as a result of Barnett consequential funding from the UK Government’s Swimming Pool Support Fund.

Question reference: S6O-02558

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any evaluation of the relative economic benefits of small modular nuclear reactors compared with other forms of energy provision.

Question reference: S6O-02564

  • Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how the measures set out in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will support community wealth building.