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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 13 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-09333

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 12 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is legislation in Scotland equivalent to Section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, giving local authorities the power to make public spaces protection orders to help address any noisy behaviour in public spaces.

Question reference: S6W-09874

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the latest results of the Material Flow Accounts, due to be published in September 2022, will inform the analysis of its consultation on a circular economy bill.

Question reference: S6W-09873

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what current research and work Zero Waste Scotland is conducting to develop the Scottish Waste Environmental Footprint Tool (SWEFT).

Question reference: S6W-10064

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to teaching in schools regarding relationships and domestic abuse, in light of a report from the YWCA reportedly stating that over a third of young women had been in an intimate relationship with someone who had harmed them physically or emotionally.

Question reference: S6W-09971

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when repair work on the A77 at Carlock Wall is anticipated to be completed.

Question reference: S6W-09932

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many projects have (a) applied for and (b) received funding from the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme since it was created, broken down by (i) local authority area and (ii) the value of each project award.

Question reference: S6W-09959

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to support the introduction of planning apprenticeship schemes in order to encourage people into town planning careers.

Question reference: S6W-09895

  • Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an estimate of the number of people in (a) the East Kilbride constituency and (b) Scotland who have benefitted from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax first time buyer relief since its introduction.

Question reference: S6W-09872

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to use the Scottish Waste Environmental Footprint Tool (SWEFT) created by Zero Waste Scotland to support policy decision making on waste and resources.

Question reference: S6W-09839

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many land sales in excess of 3,000 hectares (a) have there been (b) have been registered, in each of the last 10 years.