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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: S6O-02427

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting culture and the arts in the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency.

Question reference: S6O-02433

  • Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the publication, Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2022-23.

Question reference: S6O-02431

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost of its Building a New Scotland papers, including civil servants' time and printing costs.

Question reference: S6O-02426

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how its international development work is supporting the connections between humanitarian aid and loss and damage.

Question reference: S6O-02437

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any meetings that it has had with stakeholders regarding the legal age of marriage.

Question reference: S6O-02434

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for disabled children and young people navigating the justice system.

Question reference: S6O-02440

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the role that the third sector plays in supporting education and developing skills.

Question reference: S6O-02443

  • Asked by: Ivan McKee, MSP for Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which parts of the independent review of the skills delivery landscape it plans to implement.

Question reference: S6O-02429

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to "support the constitutional protection of the specific interests and needs of island communities", as outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper.

Question reference: S6O-02447

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to end the marking and assessment boycott in Scottish universities.