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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 7 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-00443

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed the guidance on whether parents and guardians can attend nursery and school graduations.

Question reference: S6W-00341

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much the UK Government contract for the construction of the first three Type 26 Frigates at the BAE shipyards on the Clyde (Govan and Scotstoun) is worth.

Question reference: S6W-00600

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to safeguard sandeels in the North Sea.

Question reference: S6W-00499

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to concerns that there is an increased risk of pollution from sewage in Luss Bay and across Loch Lomond following heavy rainfall events, which are reportedly increasing in frequency.

Question reference: S6W-00500

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that people who are required to report the results of COVID-19 lateral flow tests, so that the NHS can monitor the spread of the virus, support communities across the UK and tackle the virus, will not have to pay for the cost of their calls, in light of this being the practice in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Question reference: S6W-00481

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce legislation that will require calorie-labelling on all foodstuffs, similar to that announced by the UK Government.

Question reference: S6W-00304

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what evidence is available to demonstrate that the benefits of vaccinating under-30s outweigh the risks, given that the vaccines that may be used for this are still undergoing trials.

Question reference: S6W-00303

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to address long-COVID.

Question reference: S6W-00315

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will (a) engage in and (b) fund research into the impacts of long-COVID.

Question reference: S6W-00316

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S50-04973 by Jeane Freeman on 4 February 2021, whether it has further considered funding long-COVID clinics, to relieve pressure on GPs and provide quick access to specialist care.