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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: S6W-21133

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its Programme for Government 2023-24, when the testing of "a new digital service to help parents and carers find, access and pay for childcare that best suits their needs" will begin.

Question reference: S6W-21633

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the recommendations of its Investor Panel will be published.

Question reference: S6W-21506

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a review of the evidence of trends, challenges and interventions for those young people at risk of developing problem drug and alcohol use, as included at action point 4a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.

Question reference: S6W-21482

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to respond to concerns raised about incentivising tree planting on agricultural land in the consultation on the proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21441

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will urgently bring forward the timelines for implementation of the SEPA sea lice proposals, Managing interactions between sea lice from finfish farms and wild salmonids.

Question reference: S6W-21442

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether, in line with the precautionary principle, it is time to implement an interim absolute sea lice limit on all marine salmon and trout farms currently operating in Scotland, while SEPA's proposed new regulatory framework is being developed over the next years.

Question reference: S6W-21334

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to amend its proposals for the planned Agriculture Bill to provide greater support for farming families.

Question reference: S6W-21619

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to widen the regional impact of the screen sector in Scotland beyond Glasgow and Edinburgh, after the recent Screen Scotland report, The Economic Value of the Screen Sector in Scotland in 2021, highlighted that the "Highlands and Islands, West Central Scotland (excluding Glasgow City), North Eastern Scotland and Southern Scotland each accounted for under 7% of direct employment and GVA in 2021".

Question reference: S6W-21335

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how its proposed Agriculture Bill will encourage young people to (a) stay in the farming sector and (b) see farming and agriculture as a potential career.

Question reference: S6W-21430

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will replicate the Welsh Emerging Drugs and Identification of Novel Substances Project (WEDINOS) in Scotland.