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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

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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 17 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-22708

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, since August 2022, what percentage of claimants to be automatically transferred to Adult Disability Payment have been transferred because (a) their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award is due to be reviewed, (b) their PIP award is coming to an end and (c) they have reported a change in circumstances to the Department for Work and Pensions.

Question reference: S6W-22702

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much of its Flexible Workforce Development Fund has been accessed in each year since it has been established, broken down by sector.

Question reference: S6W-22718

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what fire safety drills are required for bus companies.

Question reference: S6W-22678

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy raised any concerns in relation to human rights during his visit to the United Arab Emirates in October 2023.

Question reference: S6W-23062

  • Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 November 2023
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the next paper in the Building a New Scotland series will be published.

Question reference: S6W-23063

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 November 2023
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the announcement of a council tax freeze for 2024-25, whether a change to the council tax multipliers for bands E to H will be progressed for 2024-25.

Question reference: S6W-22679

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the June 2022 publication, Equalities & Wellbeing in Manufacturing Working Group: Recommendations Report, whether it has considered any potential benefits of streamlining mental health and wellbeing resources to ensure that employers within the manufacturing sector can find the right information at the right time to support employees.

Question reference: S6W-22743

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will fully implement the provision of free school breakfasts for all primary school pupils.

Question reference: S6W-22747

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government by what date work on introducing free school breakfasts for all primary school pupils must begin for the scheme to be introduced before the end of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6W-22741

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many probationer teachers have not completed their probationary year in each year since 2016.