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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 19 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-02796

  • Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in (a) paediatric and (b) adult epilepsy specialist nurses in the next five years.

Question reference: S6W-02650

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that training provided by Police Scotland’s International Development and Innovation Unit is not used by police forces from countries with records of human rights abuses to commit such further abuses.

Question reference: S6W-02704

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) will provide an update on the progress of the Vaccination Transformation Programme (VTP) and (b) anticipates that the VTP will be completed by April 2022.

Question reference: S6W-02959

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid out in compensation by each local authority in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-02910

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it (a) has taken to date and (b) plans to take to avoid the potential loss of 100 manufacturing jobs at CalaChem in Grangemouth.

Question reference: S6W-02828

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to conduct an Island Communities Impact Assessment for its Carbon Neutral Islands project.

Question reference: S6W-02829

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs it estimates will be created by its Carbon Neutral Islands project, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-02831

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what level of funding it estimates it will commit to its Carbon Neutral Islands project.

Question reference: S6W-02726

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with representatives of the theatre sector ahead of its announcement regarding its plan to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports at certain events.

Question reference: S6W-02725

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with representatives of football clubs ahead of its announcement regarding its plan to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports at certain events.