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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-20169

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering establishing or entering into a transnational vocational training scheme for apprentices.

Question reference: S6W-20102

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, following initiatives such as the 2016 Enterprise and Skills Review, its 2017 commitment to improving skills planning, and the 2022 Auditor General for Scotland report, Planning for skills, which stated that the "Scottish Government has not provided the necessary leadership for progress", what assessment it has made of the reasons for the reported lack of progress in planning for workforce skills.

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-20070

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) AGS Airports Limited and (b) International Airlines Group, regarding the proposed expansion of British Airways Maintenance Glasgow (BAMG) through the construction of a new hangar facility to undertake maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the entire narrow-body aircraft fleet across the International Airlines Group.

Question reference: S6W-20298

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when its (a) ministers and (b) officials last discussed the issue of joining the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance as a core member.

Question reference: S6W-20299

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13295 by Michael Matheson on 22 December 2022, whether it plans to join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance as a core member.

Question reference: S6W-20107

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 8 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many businesses it estimates will close as a consequence of short-term let licensing.

Question reference: S6W-20108

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 8 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers survey of June 2023, which reports that 61% of respondents are considering leaving the self-catering sector.

Question reference: S6W-20040

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 8 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to homeowners who are dissatisfied with their property factor.

Question reference: S6W-20245

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 8 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide details of any engagement that it has had with Bord na Gàidhlig about its Addressing Depopulation Action Plan.