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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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 19 May 2024
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Question reference: S6W-00642

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the recommendation in the Poverty Alliance report, Transport and child poverty - beyond the pandemic, that public transport should be made more affordable.

Question reference: S6W-00639

  • Asked by: Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government by what date procedures such as earwax removal treatments, will recommence at GP practices.

Question reference: S6W-00683

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage hotels to provide electric vehicle chargers.

Question reference: S6W-00682

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the locations of all "rapid" electric vehicle chargers are in the (a) North East Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of Scotland, and how the public can find out about these locations.

Question reference: S6W-00638

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Green Jobs Fund has been committed, and for what purposes.

Question reference: S6W-00848

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (On behalf of the SPCB) on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what support and advice it is making available to MSPs who wish to facilitate a four-day working week (32 hours) or part-time equivalent for their employees, at no loss of pay.

Question reference: S6W-00684

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the provision of domestic charging points, and where the current installers of such points are located.

Question reference: S6W-00853

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in hydrogen trains to help achieve the 2035 net zero target, and what information it has regarding how these plans compare with those of (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy, including the number of trains ordered.

Question reference: S6W-00864

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will (a) begin and (b) conclude its review of assessment and eligibility criteria for Disability Assistance, in light of the forthcoming devolution of powers over this benefit.

Question reference: S6W-00858

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken to ensure that people can access NHS dental treatment, and what estimate it has made of the number of people waiting for appointments.