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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 26 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-18303

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Friends of the Earth Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17774

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which of its teams is responsible for processing contract inflation claims in relation to housing developments, and how the decision-maker on such matters can be contacted.

Question reference: S6W-18342

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Faculty of Public Health, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6W-18402

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of any termination of the Deposit Return Scheme on local authority (a) budgets, (b) public procurement contracts and (c) waste management services.

Question reference: S6W-18368

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which apprenticeship providers have delivered (a) Modern, (b) Foundation and (c) Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland in each year since 2018-19, also broken down by occupational grouping.

Question reference: S6W-18336

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring wider strategic alignment between the Scottish AI Alliance and its (a) Digital Strategy and (b) Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review.

Question reference: S6W-18358

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants are working on the development of a National Pharmaceutical Agency, broken down by (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent figure.

Question reference: S6W-18422

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether any design changes will be made to vessel 802, in light of the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy, during his ministerial statement on Ferguson Marine on 16 May 2023, that the vessel will no longer be value for money.

Question reference: S6W-18419

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether an islands community impact assessment was carried out before making the decision to continue to build vessel 802 at Ferguson Marine, and, if so, what the outcome was.

Question reference: S6W-18369

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the (a) 20 short-term, (b) 29 medium-term and (c) 66 total actions in its Women's Health Plan 2021-2024 have been achieved.