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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 8 May 2025
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Question reference: S6O-04240

  • Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting community efforts to preserve built heritage, ancient monuments and archaeological sites.

Question reference: S6O-04238

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve road safety on key routes.

Question reference: S6O-04234

  • Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £34 million allocated to Culture and Heritage in its draft Budget will assist in the preservation of any small, yet key, Scottish heritage sites under threat of closure, such as Kinneil Museum in the Falkirk East constituency.

Question reference: S6O-04239

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its provision of funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza, whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding recent developments in Gaza.

Question reference: S6O-04236

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much it anticipates will be paid in this financial year in PFI and PPP unitary charge payments across the public sector.

Question reference: S6O-04241

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the remit of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry remains appropriate.

Question reference: S6O-04249

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the current cost of living crisis on the prevalence of food insecurity and reliance on food banks.

Question reference: S6O-04222

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what funding will be available in the next financial year to support farmers to address water management issues impacting on agricultural land.

Question reference: S6O-04247

  • Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting people in Motherwell and Wishaw in accessing social security entitlements.

Question reference: S6O-04229

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is dealing with delayed discharge from hospitals in the Highlands and Islands.