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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 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-13861

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that there is no disadvantage in accessing welfare, benefits and other support as a result of military service.

Question reference: S6W-13824

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport in the Parliament on 10 January 2023 that "Scotland already has 13.4GW of renewable electricity generation capacity" and that "It is our ambition to deliver at least 20GW of additional low-cost renewable electricity capacity by 2030, which could generate the equivalent of around 50% of Scotland’s current total energy demand", from what source(s) the other 50% of the energy demand will be generated in 2030.

Question reference: S6W-13836

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS 24 calls have been abandoned before the caller was able to speak to an operator in the period between 1 October 2022 and 10 January 2023.

Question reference: S6W-13537

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing evaluation it has undertaken of the National Wellbeing programme, and what specific areas of work it has identified.

Question reference: S6W-13504

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed a national wellbeing programme that seeks to support the mental health and wellbeing of the health and social care workforce.

Question reference: S6W-13944

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13506 by Kevin Stewart on 13 January 2023, how many social services workers have accessed the resources on this new system for continuous professional learning, in each month since October 2020.

Question reference: S6W-13942

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13506 by Kevin Stewart on 13 January 2023, how often resources are reviewed and refreshed on this new system for continuous professional learning.

Question reference: S6W-13911

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Fuel Insecurity Fund have (a) been received, (b) been rejected and (c) resulted in a grant being given in each year since it was established.

Question reference: S6W-13817

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the 77,000 low carbon energy jobs it estimates will be created by 2050, what it projects the average salary of those 77,000 jobs will be, and whether it will provide a breakdown of what those jobs will be and the average salary of each of them. 

Question reference: S6W-13908

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received regarding its decision not to introduce business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, as has been introduced in Wales and England.