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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 13 May 2025
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Question reference: S6O-01108

  • Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many grants have been awarded through the Croft House Grant scheme in the Western Isles since 2007.

Question reference: S6O-01104

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting farmers to utilise new technological advances.

Question reference: S6O-01106

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to remote and rural communities in the Lothian region.

Question reference: S6O-01088

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government discussions regarding the remaining COVID-19 hospital restrictions have taken place as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy.

Question reference: S6O-01086

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update to Parliament on when it plans to bring forward legislation to incorporate human rights treaties.

Question reference: S6O-01107

  • Asked by: Jim Fairlie, MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact on agriculture and the food and drinks sector in Scotland of reported continuing delays to post-Brexit border checks on imports from the EU.

Question reference: S6O-01103

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether, following the UK Government’s launch of a seafood exports fund, it will launch a Scottish seafood fund.

Question reference: S6O-01101

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities to enable them to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

Question reference: S6O-01090

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what role a COVID-19 booster vaccination programme this winter will play in its Covid Recovery Strategy.

Question reference: S6O-01094

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are available to stakeholders seeking to manage invasive species and mitigate their impact.