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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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-21670

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it has factored the role of young people into its proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21480

  • 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 the concerns raised in the consultation on the proposed Agriculture Bill that the use of the Whole Farm Plan for base level payments in Tier 1 would be a "one-size-fits-all solution" to what is a more complex issue.

Question reference: S6W-21496

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether access to PPE is readily available for health and social care staff.

Question reference: S6W-21348

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of any fire station buildings that contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). 

Question reference: S6W-21315

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what further assistance can be provided to support the ongoing operation and viability of, or any suitable long-term replacement for, the Screen Machine, the mobile cinema that services many rural parts of Scotland, including Cumbrae in North Ayrshire.

Question reference: S6W-21172

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people are currently attending independent schools in each local authority area, also given as a percentage of all school-age children in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-20924

  • Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to allow people who are currently funeral celebrants to officiate at weddings.

Question reference: S6W-21352

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is any exemption to paying council tax in the event that a property is uninhabitable due to fire.

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-21625

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when legislation enabling local authorities to charge a premium of up to 100% on council tax for second homes will be laid; whether it is expected that the legislation will enable local authorities to implement and charge the premium from 1 April 2024, and what guidance it has provided to local authorities to ensure that they can make preparations to include the premiums when setting council tax rates for 2024-25 in advance of the relevant date prescribed in the Local Government Finance Act 1992.