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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 24 May 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00347

  • Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the economy of the north east in terms of a Just Transition for workers away from oil and gas.

Question reference: S6O-00342

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on community sentencing.

Question reference: S6O-00358

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the education curriculum provides pupils with sufficient skills to build a digital economy.

Question reference: S6O-00343

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to incorporate the recent HMICS findings in relation to Police Scotland into the ongoing response to the independent review into police complaints handling investigations and misconduct issues, conducted by Dame Elish Angiolini.

Question reference: S6O-00346

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it will produce consolidated accounts for the whole public sector in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00341

  • Asked by: Neil Gray, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its revised rules on the use of fireworks have had on antisocial behaviour complaints related to bonfire night.

Question reference: S6O-00345

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to allocate additional funding in its forthcoming Budget to provide pay increases for frontline public sector workers.

Question reference: S6O-00337

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Police Scotland to implement and enforce legislation on the control of dogs.

Question reference: S6O-00356

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.

Question reference: S6O-00360

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what improvements it considers it has made in the delivery of education in Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.