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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-24141

  • 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 plans it has to start publishing monthly Affordable Housing Supply Programme (a) finance, (b) approval, (c) starts and (d) completions statistics.

Question reference: S6W-24142

  • 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 whether it will publish its assumptions regarding the investment needed to deliver the 110,0000 affordable housing supply target.

Question reference: S6W-24132

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and (b) Scottish Court and Tribunals Service regarding the GEOAmey Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Services contract. 

Question reference: S6W-24181

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how the £66.9 million investment in offshore wind, announced in its Budget 2024-25, will be delivered; what the investment priorities will be, and what the (a) timeline and (b) process will be for releasing the funds.

Question reference: S6W-24194

  • 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 Paul McLennan on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates its proposed £205.1 million reduction to its Housing & Building Standards budget, as set out in the 2024-25 Scottish Budget, will have on the future of its (a) Rural and (b) Islands Housing Fund.

Question reference: S6W-24133

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has done to assess the effectiveness of the GEOAmey Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Services contract. 

Question reference: S6W-24135

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the performance of GEOAmey in fulfilling its Court Custody and Prisoner Escort Services contract; whether it has any concerns regarding this, and, if so, whether it will outline these.

Question reference: S6W-24119

  • 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 how many instances there have been where a person under the age of 18 was held on remand in a prison facility for adults in (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22, (c) 2022-23 and (d) 2023 to date.

Question reference: S6W-24123

  • 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 how many hours of outdoor exercise prisoners had, on average, per day, in each of the last 12 months.

Question reference: S6W-23987

  • 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, whether any replacement funding stream will continue to be used for local transport.