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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-00460

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect victims of human trafficking from re-trafficking in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00463

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-00457

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-00464

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Argyll and Bute Rural Growth Deal.

Question reference: S6O-00477

To ask the Scottish Government how it anticipates the new SpeakGaelic language learning initiative will help increase the number of people speaking Gaelic and make learning the language more accessible.

Question reference: S6O-00470

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to help improve employment opportunities in the Highlands and Islands, including for young people.

Question reference: S6O-00465

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the support that is available to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6O-00469

To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has done to assess the potential economic impact of Brexit on Scotland over the next five years.

Question reference: S6O-00475

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out an Equality Impact Assessment following reports that it plans to cease funding for the Schools Programme as part of the Scottish Attainment Challenge.

Question reference: S6O-00476

To ask the Scottish Government what the local authority funding allocations are for the Scottish Attainment Challenge, following the review of the programme.