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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 27 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-17419

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last assessed any economic contribution that university spin-outs have made to the economy.

Question reference: S6W-17209

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported shortage of social workers, including any specific shortage of criminal justice social workers who, according to Social Work Scotland, have on average one of the highest caseloads.

Question reference: S6W-17432

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage victims of cyber fraud to report the crime to the police, in light of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) findings that, for most types of cyber fraud, a majority of victims did not report the incident.

Question reference: S6W-17171

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the contract between Ferguson Marine and BAE systems, which is currently requiring a £25,000 working capital loan, is expected to conclude.

Question reference: S6W-17436

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many dogs deemed to be of a banned breed have been lawfully ordered to be destroyed since 2013, broken down by breed.

Question reference: S6W-17443

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has set any targets in relation to its commitment to maximise the economic, supply chain, and employment opportunities of renewable hydrogen projects, and onshore and offshore wind, as set out in its publication, Equality, opportunity, community: New leadership – A fresh start.

Question reference: S6W-16911

  • 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 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) Special Advisers travelled overseas to learn more about how deposit return schemes operate in other countries; how much this cost for each of the individuals who travelled, broken down by (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) other costs, and how any knowledge gathered was disseminated more broadly to support the implementation of its Deposit Return Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-16848

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the National Treatment Centre – Highland, whether a booking system is operational for all NHS boards to refer their (a) orthopaedic and (b) ophthalmic patients, and which NHS board is ultimately responsible for overseeing any such booking system; what mechanisms are currently in place for prioritising (i) orthopaedic and (ii) ophthalmic patients on the waiting list, and whether any priority system will be used to order NHS board applications to the (A) orthopaedic and (B) ophthalmic waiting lists, and what the (1) date of the first booking and (2) total number of patients on the waiting list is, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-16803

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to tackle any stigma associated with receiving welfare benefits.

Question reference: S6W-16831

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many tasers are currently available for use by Police Scotland officers.