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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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-01179

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Deposit Return Scheme.

Question reference: S6O-01180

  • Asked by: Jim Fairlie, MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to local authorities to encourage the development of district heating systems in conjunction with the incineration of waste rather than sending waste to landfill.

Question reference: S6O-01172

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to review and address any university funding gap, in light of reports of increasing numbers of international students being offered places, compared with Scottish-domiciled applicants.

Question reference: S6O-01154

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary or community safety minister have had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to ensure the safety of women attending abortion clinics in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6O-01152

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what role local authority scrutiny will have in relation to the recently published consultation document on police complaints, investigations and misconduct legislation.

Question reference: S6O-01159

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what lessons can be learnt from Reform Scotland’s recent publication about the future of the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Question reference: S6O-01171

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what impact any real-terms cuts to funding for further education are having on the college sector.

Question reference: S6O-01161

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the findings of the evaluation of the Small Business Bonus Scheme that it commissioned, which was carried out by the Fraser of Allander Institute.

Question reference: S6O-01164

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment the finance secretary has made of any impact on Scotland’s financial outlook as a result of the reduction to ScotRail services.

Question reference: S6O-01167

  • Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 May 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring and tracking the outcomes of the roll-out of school counsellors.