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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 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39320

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking as a result of the newly published transitions to adulthood strategy to ensure that parents and carers have the right information when they need it.

Question reference: S6W-39302

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all of the funding that it has provided to any LGBTQI+ charities and organisations in the financial year 2024-25.

Question reference: S6W-39305

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of making it a requirement for NHS boards to proactively publish learnings from Significant Adverse Event Reviews in a way that does not breach data protection or patient confidentiality, in order to support public scrutiny, transparency and accountability in this area.

Question reference: S6W-39291

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported finding in the Final report of the evaluation of the impact of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray that the fund has only safeguarded 120 jobs in two years, what further action it will take to prevent any significant job losses in the energy sector.

Question reference: S6W-39329

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it proposes following the publication of the April 2024 consultation analysis on mandatory planning training for elected members, and when it will bring forward regulations under section 45 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.

Question reference: S6W-39279

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an updated timetable for the application and allocation process for freight facilities grants, including when the projects will receive their funding.

Question reference: S6W-39306

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Healthcare Improvement Scotland to discuss the development and implementation of the national framework for reviewing and learning from adverse events.

Question reference: S6W-39318

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support practitioners to adopt person-centred approaches to transition to adulthood planning.

Question reference: S6W-39309

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many dermatology service staff are employed by each NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-39332

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Forestry and Forestry and Land Scotland have published plans to mitigate any impacts of the larch removal policy to control phytophthora ramorum to ensure important breeding raptor and red squirrel populations are adequately protected, and that woodlands or suitable structure, extent and tree species composition remain in situ once diseased larch is removed.