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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-01324

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the concerns raised in the 2020 Insights report, Spoken Language Interpreters in Social Work, in particular those regarding (a) shortages of skilled interpreters and (b) the ad hoc nature of the service in place to support clients.

Question reference: S6W-01330

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the ability of small companies to adapt their online shops to (a) charge deposits and (b) provide a takeback service under the Deposit Return Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-01174

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the publication of a draft international ecocide law and whether it plans to take action to incorporate the crime of ecocide into law.

Question reference: S6W-01304

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) encouragement and (b) support it offers local authorities to (i) plant trees and (ii) develop green spaces on gap/brownfield sites.

Question reference: S6W-01241

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost registered social landlords to implement the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing Two, and what funding support it will provide toward this.

Question reference: S6W-00762

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has put in place to ensure that workers who are travelling to Norway, and who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, are not unnecessarily required to quarantine.

Question reference: S6W-01060

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) children and (b) adults have been diagnosed with self-harming issues in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S6W-01620

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 4 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported shortage of building supplies, and the impact that this may have on different sectors of the economy.

Question reference: S6W-01622

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 4 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many Best Start payments have been made in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-01837

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 4 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the establishment of Social Security Scotland in each year since its inception.