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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 December 2025
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Question reference: S6O-02645

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported statistics showing that the number of people in Scotland dying from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia has more than tripled in the last 20 years and concerns that the country is unprepared for further expected increases.

Question reference: S6O-02640

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to support the reopening of Insch War Memorial Hospital.

Question reference: S6O-02643

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of its Stroke Improvement Plan.

Question reference: S6O-02642

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the safety of Scotland’s fishermen when at sea.

Question reference: S6O-02644

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings it has had with neonatologists from NHS Lanarkshire.

Question reference: S6W-22286

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-22285

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-21908

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 18 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its correspondence of 28 September 2023 with Miles Briggs, what measures it is taking to ensure that an applicant's given name is not displayed on a short-term let licence outwith their home.

Question reference: S6W-21899

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many second-hand vessels have been considered for (a) charter and (b) purchase by (i) CMAL and (ii) CalMac since 1 June 2022 to date.

Question reference: S6W-21757

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it can offer to car sharing organisations that work to support the National Transport Strategy aim to promote car and ride sharing in preference to single occupancy car use, in light of reports that such work is being undermined by insurance premiums increasing by more than 100% in a single year.