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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 December 2025
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Question reference: S6O-02903

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its reported plans to downgrade the Wishaw Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Question reference: S6O-02897

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the previously ring-fenced £33 million of funding allocated to the agriculture sector as a result of the Bew Review will be returned to its budget for the portfolio covering agriculture.

Question reference: S6O-02896

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the costs of the licensing schemes contained within the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill will be covered by the licence fees.

Question reference: S6O-02912

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work to tackle poverty it is currently undertaking to support people who are in debt to public bodies.

Question reference: S6O-02915

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether its plans for the delivery of Employment Injury Assistance include support for firefighters diagnosed with cancer, in light of reported calls for this welfare benefit to be made available to this workforce.

Question reference: S6O-02916

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the MS Society's reported call for PIP applications to end the so-called 20-metre rule and replace it with a 50-metre threshold until an alternative is found.

Question reference: S6O-02901

  • Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it engaged with fishing industry stakeholders as part of the annual fisheries negotiations.

Question reference: S6O-02898

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether urban areas will be included in its land reform legislation.

Question reference: S6O-02899

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the sale of low-welfare pets ahead of the Christmas period.

Question reference: S6W-23604

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) injury and (b) non-injury road accidents on the A90 between Stonehaven and Aberdeen have been reported in each quarter since 1 April 2021.