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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-24139

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Affordable Housing Supply Programme can be placed in special measures.

Question reference: S6W-24196

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether Forestry and Land Scotland will review its proposed forestry car parking charges in light of the proposed uplift in the agency's budget, as set out in the 2024-25 Scottish Budget.

Question reference: S6W-24140

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the current underspend is in the Affordable Housing Supply Programme. 

Question reference: S6W-24036

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10494 by Roseanna Cunningham on 15 August 2017, which of the "42 formal Flood Protection Schemes or engineering works proposed for 2016-21" are currently (a) under construction and (b) at the planning or other stage of development, broken down by (i) expected completion date, including the reason for any date being beyond 2021, (ii) the number of properties that will be protected and (iii) the (A) initially forecast and (B) expected final cost of each.

Question reference: S6W-24127

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) longest and (b) average time spent on remand was for people under the age of 18 in (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22, (iii) 2022-23 and (iv) 2023 to date.

Question reference: S6W-24037

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of homicide have received as their main penalty a (a) Sheriff Court fine, (b) Justice of the Peace Court fine, (c) fiscal fine, (d) fiscal compensation order, (e) fiscal combined offer and (f) police antisocial behaviour penalty, in each year since 2018.

Question reference: S6W-24002

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have had energy efficiency measures installed in each year since 2019 to date.

Question reference: S6W-23988

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Transport Scotland’s reported decision not to fund Smarter Choices, Smarter Places from April 2024, what practical difference there will be between this and any other funding stream that will replace it.

Question reference: S6W-23981

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when its ministers were first made aware of reported concerns raised by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency regarding aspects of the design of MV Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa in relation to escape routes.

Question reference: S6W-23946

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the 11% drop in acceptances onto nursing programmes in Scotland in the last year, as reported by UCAS.