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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 3 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-01398

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that additional forests will take 20 years to cancel the carbon impact of cultivating them.

Question reference: S6W-01581

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect and restore Scotland’s ancient and long-established woodlands in light of the report, State of the UK's Woods and Trees 2021, which found that these woods are important carbon stores and are shown to hold, on average, 31% more carbon per hectare compared to the average for all woodland types.

Question reference: S6W-02140

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information is recorded by NHS boards on patients (a) loaning and (b) ineligible for short-term mobility aids.

Question reference: S6W-02197

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the bidding process for Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

Question reference: S6W-02199

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will recover the £33.4 million removed from the value of the £43.4 million loan provided to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, as recorded in 2019-20 Transport Scotland annual accounts.

Question reference: S6W-02153

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported longstanding calls for a modern prison to replace HM Prison Barlinnie, for what reason such a replacement will reportedly not be ready until 2026.

Question reference: S6W-02260

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to mitigate against any fall in fuel revenue at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, and what effect any fall in fuel revenue might have on the future viability of the airport.

Question reference: S6W-01960

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will carry out the review of nature-based, green and blue interventions that were referred to in its Air Quality Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-02139

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been provided with a short-term mobility aid since the roll-out of guidance on the provision of these earlier in 2021, broken down by health and social care partnership.

Question reference: S6W-02210

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans it has in place to return Glasgow Prestwick Airport to private ownership, if negotiations with the current preferred bidder fall through.