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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 13 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-17810

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the new Talent Attraction and Migration Service will be launched.

Question reference: S6W-17813

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how often it plans to update the guide, Scotland for Ukrainians: a guide for displaced people, which was published on 2 May 2023, to ensure that it contains the most up-to-date information for Ukrainians in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17798

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that there is support in place for GPs to interpret and act on CA125 blood test and ultrasound results.

Question reference: S6W-17811

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government where the new Talent Attraction and Migration Service will be based; how many jobs it will create, and how many companies it aims to work with per month.

Question reference: S6W-15697

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided for electric vehicle infrastructure in (a) North Lanarkshire, (b) South Lanarkshire and (c) Falkirk in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-15696

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance and funding it has provided to local volunteer groups to (a) procure electric vehicles and (b) install electric vehicle infrastructure in each year since 2016, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-17772

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of student withdrawals from (a) college and (b) university courses have been (i) male and (ii) female in each year since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-17635

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it will uphold the commitments set out in its 2019 publication, A Fairer Scotland for Older People: framework for action, and how these commitments will be implemented without a minister for older people.

Question reference: S6W-17619

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what water safety teaching it requires of schools in coastal and island areas.

Question reference: S6W-17124

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the Young Patients Family Fund in 2023-24.