Questions and answers
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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Question reference: S6W-37274
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31009 by Jenny Gilruth on 12 November 2024, what percentage of primary school teachers who completed the Teacher Induction Scheme in the academic year 2023-24 secured permanent full-time teaching positions by August 2024, and how this compares with the previous five years.
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Question reference: S6O-04631
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the transport provision for communities across the Highlands and Islands has improved or worsened since 2007.
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Question reference: S6O-04625
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government, transmission operators and the National Energy System Operator, to explore the possibility of reviewing the Transmission Impact Assessment, in light of reports that this limits Scotland's solar energy development.
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Question reference: S6O-04630
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to introduce a cruise ship levy, including the option for local authorities to apply a "point of entry" levy.
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Question reference: S6O-04629
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Funding Council's College Indicative Funding Allocations 2025-26 and any impact this may have on the funding settlement for Fife College.
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Question reference: S6O-04624
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting and encouraging diversity in Scotland's businesses, including who leads, owns and works within them.
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Question reference: S6O-04627
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the net zero secretary has had with the rural affairs secretary regarding the potential environmental and biodiversity impact of the proposed Galloway National Park.
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Question reference: S6O-04626
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister's recent comments regarding the mothballing of nurseries, what systems are in place to ensure local authorities comply with national guidance.
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Question reference: S6O-04611
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government on the subject of food security.
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Question reference: S6O-04623
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve performance and close any treatment gap for prostate cancer, in light of reports that a lower proportion of patients in Scotland are treated within the 62-day target, at 49%, compared with higher rates reported in England.
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