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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 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-20052

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of (a) graduate, (b) foundation and (c) modern apprenticeships by (i) occupational grouping and (ii) employer size in each of the last five years.  

Question reference: S6W-20071

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of employers that have at least one employee currently undertaking a graduate apprenticeship.

Question reference: S6W-20097

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the definition of "green jobs" published by the Office for National Statistics, whether it will provide further detail on the allocation of its £100 million Green Jobs Fund, including the (a) amount already allocated and (b) outcomes to date.

Question reference: S6W-19930

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on public health broadcasting campaigns in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-19925

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with COSLA regarding the cost of decarbonising all local authority buildings.

Question reference: S6W-19924

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost of it decarbonising all of its buildings.

Question reference: S6W-19919

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost of decarbonising all of Scotland's schools, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-19920

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost to local authorities of decarbonising all of their buildings.

Question reference: S6W-19918

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many visiting specialist teachers (a) are currently employed and (b) were employed in each year from 2007 to 2023, to visit and practise in Scottish primary schools, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-19931

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many public health broadcasting campaigns it has run in the last year.