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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 27 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-09614

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has exceeded the time limit for responding to (a) freedom of information requests, (b) written parliamentary questions and (c) letters to ministers.

Question reference: S6W-09594

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00750 by Shona Robison on 29 June 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many empty (a) private and (b) public sector residential properties there have been in each local authority area in the South Scotland parliamentary region, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-09619

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what data and information it collects on (a) remediation and (b) removal of combustible cladding from affected householders and property factors outside of the Single Building Assessment programme.

Question reference: S6W-09590

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with East Lothian Council regarding the redevelopment of the former Cockenzie Power Station site.

Question reference: S6W-09496

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Welsh Government regarding its buy-out scheme for homeowners in high-rise blocks with combustible cladding who are in severe financial hardship.

Question reference: S6W-09641

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people busking have been charged by the police under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 following a complaint of noise, in each year since the relevant provisions came into force.

Question reference: S6W-09635

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the members of the reported working group established to examine the delivery of a pilot scheme for juryless trials.

Question reference: S6W-09642

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people busking have been charged by the police with a breach of the peace following a complaint of noise, in each year since 1982.

Question reference: S6W-09618

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what the value is of tenders for the Single Building Assessment service that have been placed through Public Contract Scotland (i) to date and (ii) are expected in the next year of the programme.

Question reference: S6W-09595

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00749 by Shona Robison on 29 June 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many homes in each local authority area in the South Scotland parliamentary region have been returned to use with support from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, in each year since 2007.