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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 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-01730

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to use the COP26 in Glasgow as an opportunity to promote Scotland, as a destination for investment, trade and tourism, to the participating nations.

Question reference: S6W-01613

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s, The Economics of Biodiversity, that measures of economic success must be changed to guide Scotland towards sustainability, or risk endangering the prosperity of current and future generations, what work it is doing to develop alternative metrics of economic success as alternatives to GDP.

Question reference: S6W-01610

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the relevance of Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta’s recommendations for Scotland in The Economics of Biodiversity, and whether it will publish any assessment it has made.

Question reference: S6W-01614

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 12 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Dasgupta Review on The Economics of Biodiversity, which was published by the UK Government in February 2021, whether it will consider commissioning a Scotland-specific equivalent review, to build on the work of Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.

Question reference: S6W-00972

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to renew beaver control licences when the current licences end on 16 August 2021.

Question reference: S6W-02026

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much it costs local authorities to consider each application regarding proposals for spectators at football matches, and whether it plans to provide additional funding to cover this cost.

Question reference: S6W-01811

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of individuals have (a) requested and (b) received hospital-based palliative care, broken down by NHS board area, for the most recent year for which figures are available.

Question reference: S6W-01813

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in appointing a new National Clinical Lead for palliative and end of life care.

Question reference: S6W-01929

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what immediate action it will take in response to reports of continued difficulties in accessing NHS dentistry appointments.

Question reference: S6W-01457

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 11 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that milk will be provided to pupils in rural areas, should smaller contractors not have the resources to do so under the new Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme.