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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 24 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41057

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a paid expedited Protecting Vulnerable Groups application service under Disclosure Scotland, in light of reported delays impacting businesses' and voluntary organisations' operations.

Question reference: S6W-41058

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, when introducing a requirement for all employees in regulated roles to obtain a new Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) disclosure for each new employer under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, what consideration it gave to the potential impact of such a policy on seasonal work, such as employment in summer camps, where PVG checks are required.

Question reference: S6W-41041

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will advise farmers to fit new-born calves with ultra-high frequency tags, in line with its plans to mandate the use of ultra-high frequency (UHF) cattle electronic identification (EID) tags by 2026.

Question reference: S6W-41046

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that it will publish its health and social care winter preparedness plan for 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-41062

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address keyless car thefts.

Question reference: S6W-41059

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address high-value car thefts.

Question reference: S6W-41080

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to increase funding for hospices in line with inflation, in light of reports that hospices in Edinburgh are reducing services due to a lack of funding increases.

Question reference: S6W-41054

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average, (b) median and (c) longest processing time has been for Protecting Vulnerable Groups disclosures in each month since January 2025 to date.

Question reference: S6W-41055

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to the staffing levels at Disclosure Scotland prior to the introduction of the Scottish Statutory Instruments under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, which introduced a requirement for all employees in regulated roles to obtain a new Protecting Vulnerable Groups disclosure for each new employer, and removed the previous provision that allowed supervised working while checks were pending.

Question reference: S6W-41061

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Police Scotland to address high-value car thefts committed by organised gangs.