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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 20 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-40630

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many Energy Skills Passport pilot scheme users have (a) found work and (b) commenced funded training where use of the platform was recorded as part of the process in renewable or low-carbon roles since the scheme was launched on 22 January 2025.

Question reference: S6W-40620

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 22 January 2025, Energy Skills Passport, how much of the £3.7 million allocated to the pilot scheme has been spent, and what the forecast outturn is for 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-40626

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Energy Skills Passport pilot scheme supports cross-recognition of qualifications across sectors and, if so, which awarding bodies and standards are accepted.

Question reference: S6W-40629

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what targeted actions are being taken to increase uptake of the Energy Skills Passport pilot scheme among workers in the North East Scotland region.

Question reference: S6W-40621

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the current cost per registered user is for the Energy Skills Passport pilot scheme, and how this compares with the initial target cost per user.

Question reference: S6W-40915

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern language teachers, broken down by language taught, each local authority has employed in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-40830

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many accredited general dental practitioners have provided routine preventative care in care homes in each of the past five years, and how many unique patients have received such care in each year.

Question reference: S6W-40781

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) legal and (b) propriety advice was sought in advance of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s meeting with the Chief Financial Officer of SSEN Transmission on 17 March 2025 regarding the handling of live or prospective transmission consent applications, and what its policy is on recording such advice.

Question reference: S6W-40777

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what role the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy has at the Had-Fab Ltd transmission contracts award event on 28 August 2025, and which companies were represented at ministerial-level meetings held on the margins of that event.

Question reference: S6W-40756

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that migraine is recognised as a serious condition, in the context of welfare applications.