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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 March 2026
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Question reference: S6O-00209

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to mitigate housing shortages and rising housing costs.

Question reference: S6O-00224

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the development of a National Centre for Music.

Question reference: S6O-00201

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS boards to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on service provision over the winter.

Question reference: S6O-00203

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to raise awareness among the public and healthcare professionals of the symptoms of leukaemia.

Question reference: S6O-00210

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has with local government regarding additional support that it can provide in order to maintain local authority services in areas that are required to host or are affected by planned major events.

Question reference: S6O-00226

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent research, which suggests that chain stores in Scotland closed at a rate of 30 per week during the first six months of 2021.

Question reference: S6O-00227

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales and number of units are for the roll-out of electric vehicle charging sites across Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00230

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support young people to find rewarding and sustainable employment.

Question reference: S6O-00228

To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement part 3 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 to allow local authorities to bring forward proposals to directly run bus services in their area.

Question reference: S6O-00231

  • Asked by: Neil Gray, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to close the poverty-related attainment gap, including in response to the reduction to universal credit.