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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 6 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-03800

To ask the Scottish Government how its social security policies are mitigating any impact in Scotland of the UK Government’s so-called bedroom tax and benefit cap.

Question reference: S6O-03789

To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place to help newly qualified paramedics find suitable employment.

Question reference: S6O-03801

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how payments made by Social Security Scotland are incentivising people in Fife back into work.

Question reference: S6O-03785

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the UK Government, since the general election, regarding the potential impact on Scotland's food and drink sector of the reported proposal for "not for EU" labelling on food and drink products in the UK.

Question reference: S6O-03786

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the availability and prominence of Scottish food and drink produce in supermarkets operating in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03790

To ask the Scottish Government how many alcohol-related deaths were reported in the Lothian region in the last year for which data is available.    

Question reference: S6O-03787

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reported concerns that the licensing scheme introduced by the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 is acting as a loophole in the fox hunting ban.

Question reference: S6O-03792

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that diagnostic pathways in Scotland are appropriate for those affected by brain tumours.

Question reference: S6O-03797

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to bring down processing times for the Adult Disability Payment, in light of the most recent high level statistics from Social Security Scotland indicating a reversal in the previous reduction to processing times.

Question reference: S6O-03782

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether any further action is required to address reported concerns around the environmental, sustainability and welfare impacts of farmed salmon.