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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-00591

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the delivery of the extension of free personal care to people under 65.

Question reference: S6O-00616

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the provision of GP services in the north east.

Question reference: S6O-00619

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to encourage people, who are able, to donate blood, particularly during the winter period and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-00621

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support small rural businesses.

Question reference: S6O-00617

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve awareness of mental health.

Question reference: S6O-00620

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest figures showing that recorded hate crimes against members of the LGBT+ community have risen for five years in a row.

Question reference: S6O-00618

To ask the Scottish Government what support and treatment is available for people diagnosed with phenylketonuria.

Question reference: S6O-00594

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support people living in the Cowdenbeath constituency to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-00609

To ask the Scottish Government when the rural affairs secretary last met Marine Scotland to discuss Scotland's Marine Assessment 2020.

Question reference: S6O-00598

To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government strategies have been identified, as part of its work on COVID-19 recovery, to support communities and businesses most affected by the pandemic.