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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 November 2025
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Question reference: S6O-01864

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether any increased number and cost of commissions and commissioners for which it is responsible will mean resources being diverted away from frontline services.

Question reference: S6O-01865

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its Town Centre Action Plan is having in communities in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.

Question reference: S6O-01860

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will conduct an independent review into the maternity model in Caithness.

Question reference: S6O-01861

  • Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of a Menopause Specialist Network.

Question reference: S6O-01863

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the ferries task force with Orkney Islands Council.

Question reference: S6O-01850

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on expanding the use of electronic monitoring for non-violent criminals.

Question reference: S6O-01852

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to additional support for learning.  

Question reference: S6O-01845

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote safety around iced-over bodies of water during the winter period.

Question reference: S6O-01846

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being considered to tackle crime involving pets.

Question reference: S6O-01844

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits to the structure of legal aid payments of the agreement on Scottish court legal aid fees between the Scottish Government, Scottish Solicitors Bar Association and the Law Society.