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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 27 July 2024
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Question reference: S6W-28732

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) is aware and (b) has agreed that Scottish Water can reportedly raise household bills by consumer price inflation (CPI) plus 2% in each of the next two financial years.

Question reference: S6W-28726

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners from HMP Grampian have been released under the Emergency Early Release programme.

Question reference: S6W-28730

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report in The Scotsman on 2 July 2024, which stated that the Scotland director of the Royal College of Nursing Scotland had said that they are experiencing a "stress and anxiety crisis", what action it is taking to support the mental health of health and social care workers.

Question reference: S6W-28744

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reports that the salmon farm operator, Bakkafrost, is proposing an extension of its temporary closure of the Arnish Harvest Station and Marybank Processing Facility in Stornoway, putting around 80 employees at risk of redundancy.

Question reference: S6W-28728

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with NHS boards to improve the stability and reliability of IT services, including the GP Vision system, in light of reports that some GPs are experiencing performance issues with this.

Question reference: S6W-28751

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the costs of developing and implementing the proposed National Care Service, including the money spent to date on the proposals.

Question reference: S6W-28647

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to update the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2024 within the next year, in light of reports that the order was based on a draft report whose authors stated that, for the data to have statistical significance, the study should be considered as part of a number of years' worth of survey results.

Question reference: S6W-28747

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for ensuring that hydrogen production sites are decommissioned at the end of their lease.

Question reference: S6W-28745

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on commissioning a review of climate risks to salmon farms, in light of reports suggesting that higher sea temperatures will have serious implications for the viability of these businesses, which could put jobs at risk.

Question reference: S6W-28735

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when monitoring of outflows will be undertaken by Scottish Water, including in the Dumbarton constituency.