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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 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-15483

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what actions were required to be undertaken by NHS Grampian in order to achieve a supported NHSScotland Design Assessment Process (NDAP) report for The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre Project.

Question reference: S6W-15498

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the running costs of the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel have been in each year since 2016-17.

Question reference: S6W-15521

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance is available from NHS (a) Western Isles and (b) Orkney, (i) through the NHS board directly and (ii) in conjunction with mainland NHS boards, for patients requiring overseas travel vaccinations.

Question reference: S6W-15103

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are planned to (a) remove tree tubes and (b) manage the trees used in the tree planting schemes along the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Question reference: S6W-14932

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement (a) it and (b) Transport Scotland has had with Glasgow City Council about potential future rationalisation of the Townhead Interchange at junction 15 of the M8 and its local feeder roads as part of the Council's consultation on the Townhead District Regeneration Framework, which closes on 3 March 2023.

Question reference: S6W-15476

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to implement and raise awareness of current national guidelines on endometriosis.

Question reference: S6W-15482

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what reviews have been undertaken to ensure that the quality of drinking water at The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre is in line with Scottish Water's legal responsibility to maintain a wholesome water supply.

Question reference: S6W-15529

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support parents in Glasgow and the west of Scotland to find alternative childcare in light of the forthcoming closure of Rising Stars childcare centres on 31 March 2023.

Question reference: S6W-15542

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care last met NHS (a) Highland, (b) Orkney and (c) Shetland.

Question reference: S6W-15360

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when works to upgrade the Sheriffhall Roundabout will commence.