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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6W-06828

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many children were on foster home waiting lists in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-06955

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a strategy to increase the number of retained fire and rescue service personnel. 

Question reference: S6W-06992

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to young people who have applied for a free bus pass under the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, but are yet to receive their pass and are paying for bus travel.

Question reference: S6W-07072

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost is of public money for the two dual-fuel engines ordered by Ferguson Marine for the delivery of two ferries for the CalMac fleet.

Question reference: S6W-07083

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme will be extended beyond the 31 March 2022 deadline.

Question reference: S6O-00893

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of calls from Audit Scotland to establish a clear plan to increase transparency around spending on drug and alcohol services.

Question reference: S6O-00919

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to demonstrate the viability of apprentice programmes as an alternative to a university education, in light of a UCAS report published in 2021 reportedly showing that young people are advised against apprenticeships.

Question reference: S6O-00918

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the next steps in collating Scotland's Census data.

Question reference: S6O-00924

To ask the Scottish Government how it is making the streets safer for women and girls.

Question reference: S6O-00922

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding matching Ukrainian refugees with households in Scotland that have registered under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.