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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 14 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-08638

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the current policy is for women over 70 to be able to access breast screening appointments; what the justification is for any decision to stop regular access to breast screening for this age group, and what consideration it will give to improving access to breast screening for this age group as part of the NHS Recovery Plan.

Question reference: S6W-08666

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications for Scotland of the potential awarding of the fourth National Lottery licence to Allwyn, in light of its reported links to Russia and its potential role in raising funds to be distributed to charities and local community groups in Scotland and the rest of the UK through Good Causes funding.

Question reference: S6W-08310

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can request the consent of Crown Estate Scotland (CES) to disclose the two reports commissioned by and received from CES that discuss the net present value analysis and/or any other value for money analysis of the ScotWind auction, as referred to in the response to freedom of information request FOI/202200277291 of 14 April 2022.

Question reference: S6W-08655

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with National Lottery (a) distributors and (b) funding recipients in Scotland regarding the possibility of Good Causes funding being raised from sales of lottery tickets by a company with reported links to Russia.

Question reference: S6W-08662

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many National Lottery tickets have been sold in Scotland in each year since 2015.

Question reference: S6W-08661

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on the economy in Scotland of any decline in National Lottery ticket sales.

Question reference: S6W-08699

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on Scotland of UK Government plans to cut the number of civil servants by 91,000.

Question reference: S6W-08692

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the fundamental principles of a new model to challenge men’s demand for prostitution.

Question reference: S6W-08698

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to evaluate rates and thresholds within the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax.

Question reference: S6W-08748

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to support airshows in Scotland in the future.