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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-00551

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to support town centres.

Question reference: S6O-00526

To ask the Scottish Government whether the emergence of the Omicron variant has influenced its discussions with the UK Government regarding the four-nation approach to vaccine procurement, particularly in relation to the Valneva vaccine and any potential need to deploy different vaccine formulations both domestically and internationally.

Question reference: S6O-00543

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to strengthen Scotland's international relationships.

Question reference: S6O-00525

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of GP numbers and surgery provision in the north east.

Question reference: S6O-00534

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to allowing registered social landlords to purchase properties from homeowners who would like to remain in their homes but become social housing tenants.

Question reference: S6O-00539

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA.

Question reference: S6O-00524

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the role that clinical research has played in leading the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic, how it will support clinical research in the NHS to improve the care and treatment of patients with non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and stroke.

Question reference: S6O-00529

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking, including any that may be funded through its Budget, that will help deliver free dental care during the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6O-00535

To ask the Scottish Government how it works with Argyll and Bute Council to support the delivery of local government services across the area’s islands and remote peninsulas.

Question reference: S6O-00540

To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it is making for holding an independence referendum in the first half of the current parliamentary session.