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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 9 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-42848

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what trauma-informed sexual health clinics are provided by each NHS board, and what (a) funding arrangements and (b) staffing they have.

Question reference: S6W-42845

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many country parks there are in Scotland, and who (a) owns and (b) manages each. 

Question reference: S6W-42853

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings (a) the Scottish Ministers and (b) civil servants have had with representatives of Lomond Banks, and on what dates.

Question reference: S6W-42847

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides for country parks.

Question reference: S6W-42849

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38776 by Ivan McKee on 11 July 2025, whether it will provide an update on what planning applications called in by the Scottish Ministers have yet to be determined, and when they were first submitted for consideration.

Question reference: S6W-42850

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what planning applications called in by the Scottish Ministers for consideration in the last five years have been subject to public hearings.

Question reference: S6W-42846

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a strategy for (a) the conservation of and (b) investment in country parks.

Question reference: S6W-42851

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Public Finance will take a decision on the Lomond Banks planning application before the end of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6W-42852

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the reporter’s report from the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division for the Lomond Banks planning application was received by the Scottish Ministers, and whether they subsequently sought additional information in determining the appeal.

Question reference: S6W-42645

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42212 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, whether performance frameworks are in place in all integration authorities to outline the key areas that require to be measured and monitored to evaluate service effectiveness, as covered by the revised Good Practice Guide on Providing Community Equipment that was published in August 2022.