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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 16 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38024

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school-aged children have been home educated in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-38043

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what baseline data was used to determine the scale of need for play park renewal prior to distributing the £60 million of funding.

Question reference: S6W-38041

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on how the £60 million for play park renewal has been (a) allocated and (b) spent across all 32 local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-38037

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many play parks in each local authority area have been renewed using its £60 million national play park fund, and what metrics it is using to track the progress of play parks being renewed using the fund.

Question reference: S6W-38039

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the delivery of its 2021 commitment to renew every play park in Scotland, and whether this includes a national dataset or dashboard.

Question reference: S6W-38022

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has achieved its reported commitment to provide a counsellor for every secondary school.

Question reference: S6W-38057

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what appointments the Minister for Housing had in the two weeks to 23 May 2025.

Question reference: S6W-37986

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Accounts Commission's reported view that local authorities are facing unsustainable budget shortfalls, and what urgent action it will take on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-38045

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether any local authorities have reported any challenges or delays in delivering play park renewals, and whether it has collated and currently holds data on any such delays.

Question reference: S6W-38020

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many counsellors have been employed in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.