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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 30 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-16783

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken into the use of small modular reactors as part of Scotland's energy mix.

Question reference: S6W-16772

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support third sector organisations to enable them to financially benefit from social prescribing, in order to recoup any additional costs of supporting these programmes such as increased volunteer training and management.

Question reference: S6W-16825

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Dumb Dumpers fly tipping reporting service, through which members of the public could previously report incidents of fly tipping, is no longer operating as of 1 April 2023.

Question reference: S6W-16919

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce poverty among young families, in light of its publication, Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2019-22, which shows that 36% of households with household heads aged 16 to 24 were in relative poverty after housing costs, and that this had risen by almost 10% since 2018-21.

Question reference: S6W-16884

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants will be allocated to work for the Minister for Independence.

Question reference: S6W-16878

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm the date on which the Small Producers Pilot Fund will be launched.

Question reference: S6W-16822

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of any trends relating to the protected bat population, including the common pipistrelle.

Question reference: S6W-16807

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee report, Robbing Peter to pay Paul: Low income and the debt trap, what work it has carried out on the Committee's recommendation "that the Scottish Government supports COSLA and local authorities to map money advice services, as well as potential contact points for referrals to inform service delivery”.

Question reference: S6W-16905

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what funding it has provided to (a) businesses within the reuse and remanufacturing sector and (b) any other businesses or organisations, for specific projects to improve their own circularity, in order to improve circularity within Scotland, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-16886

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether any civil servants will be redirected from other directorates to work for the Minister for Independence, and, if so, (a) which directorates and (b) how many staff will be involved.