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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 6 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-24371

  • Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2024
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of independence on Scotland’s economy.

Question reference: S6W-24116

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many properties in 2024-25 will be subject to the intermediate property rate, broken down by (a) industry sector and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-24120

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many prison cells housing the general prison population and those in solitary confinement do not allow direct access to (a) artificial lighting sufficient for reading purposes and (b) natural light, and where in the prison estate any such cells are located.

Question reference: S6W-24125

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances there have been in the last 12 months, in the form of total prisoner weeks, where a prisoner has been unable to shower at least twice a week for any reason.

Question reference: S6W-23979

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards establishing the Centre of Teaching Excellence (CTE), and whether it will provide an update on (a) in what fundamental respects the CTE will be different from Education Scotland, (b) what the core purpose of the CTE will be, and how its success will be measured, (c) against what outputs its performance will be measured, (d) what weekly interactions it anticipates the CTE will have with individual teachers and schools, (e) what it anticipates the cost will be of (i) consulting on, (ii) establishing, (iii) launching and (iv) the ongoing running of the CTE, (f) what role it anticipates the CTE will have regarding the development of the school curriculum and (g) whether the CTE will report to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.

Question reference: S6W-23872

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is providing local authorities with the necessary resources to support the presumption of mainstreaming in schools. 

Question reference: S6W-23878

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government which university it plans to lead the Centre of Teaching Excellence. 

Question reference: S6W-23771

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed locum doctor costs with NHS boards; what was discussed, and what action it agreed to undertake.

Question reference: S6W-23772

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed agency nursing costs with NHS boards; what was discussed, and what action it agreed to undertake.

Question reference: S6W-24113

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many properties will be subject to the higher property rate poundage in 2024-25, broken down by (a) industry sector and (b) local authority area.