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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 26 July 2025
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Question reference: S6O-02735

  • Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the provision of electronic devices to all school pupils to support their studies.

Question reference: S6O-02734

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help schools to support children who wish to pursue a career in the culture and arts sector.

Question reference: S6O-02728

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what clarification on teacher number arrangements will be provided to local authorities this year.

Question reference: S6O-02719

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to the creative industries in the Highlands and Islands region.

Question reference: S6O-02715

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Census 2022.   

Question reference: S6O-02729

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-02723

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to its wider approach to tackling domestic abuse, including its work to develop Scotland’s first national multi-agency Domestic Homicide Review model.

Question reference: S6O-02716

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to restore a reported £6.6 million reduction in funding to Creative Scotland for 2024-25.

Question reference: S6O-02713

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost of its Building a New Scotland series of papers, including the recently published Migration to Scotland after independence paper.

Question reference: S6O-02717

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its humanitarian aid funding, whether it will provide an update on any further action it can take to help provide support to those affected by the conflict in Gaza.