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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 26 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03621

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to North Ayrshire Council for the construction of new council housing in each year from 2011-2012 to 2021-22, and how much it will provide in each year from 2022-23 to 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-03627

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the rate of manufacture and supply is of interlinked fire alarms.

Question reference: S6W-03597

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the £1 million funding provided though the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service over the period 2018-20 to install fire and smoke alarms that are compliant with the new standard in the homes of people assessed to be at high risk from fire as part of a home fire safety visit, how much of the funding has been spent, and whether any remaining funding has been reallocated to current or future schemes for the same purpose.

Question reference: S6O-00336

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase the number of students studying pharmacy at Scottish universities and colleges, in light of the reported shortage of pharmacists.

Question reference: S6O-00335

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the University of Dundee about Unite the Union's industrial action over its position that proposed pension changes will disproportionately affect workers on lower pay grades.

Question reference: S6W-03966

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a bid in place for the purchase of Glasgow Prestwick Airport, and if so, whether it is lower in value than previous bids made.

Question reference: S6W-03859

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the police and industry to eradicate drink spiking and spiking by injection to ensure safety in nightclubs and other social settings.

Question reference: S6W-03831

  • Asked by: Siobhian Brown, MSP for Ayr, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment at paragraph 9.14 of its Family Justice Modernisation Strategy, published on 3 September 2019, to give further consideration to amending the Child Abduction Act 1984 and to the procedure for obtaining formal consent, proving consent and corroboration of evidence, what further work it will carry out in relation to the strategy.

Question reference: S6W-03803

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it still plans to sell Glasgow Prestwick Airport to the private sector.

Question reference: S6W-03775

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the funding allocated to the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme will be sufficient to meet its ambitions for the deployment of heat networks.