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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 22 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-16651

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to deliver its 2021-22 Programme for Government commitment that “by 2026, every GP practice will have access to a mental health and wellbeing service”.

Question reference: S6W-16596

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any regional disparities in the success of welfare applications.

Question reference: S6W-16891

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations made in the Independent Forensic Mental Health Review: final report.

Question reference: S6W-16763

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, following the announcement in August 2022 that the next ScotRail fares increase would be postponed by two months to March 2023, when it expects to announce the new fare prices.

Question reference: S6W-16427

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to S6W-15909 by Humza Yousaf 27 March 2023, whether it will announce the date by which the project to upgrade the ventilation system in Ward 16 will be completed.

Question reference: S6W-16602

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide its latest expected completion dates for all National Treatment Centres that are currently being built.

Question reference: S6W-16561

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) COSLA and (b) individual local authorities to discuss the viability of public swimming pools, in light of reported cost and funding pressures.

Question reference: S6W-16564

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has invested in public swimming pool facilities in each year since 2016, also broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-16563

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce any financial measures to support (a) public leisure facilities and (b) schools, which have swimming pools.

Question reference: S6W-16562

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish a swimming pool support fund to support public leisure facilities with swimming pools that are vulnerable to closure or service reduction, due to reported increased cost pressures.