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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 11 June 2025
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Question reference: S6F-03603

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is regarding any potential risk to the environment of excessive removal of peat during excavation projects.

Question reference: S6F-03593

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-03594

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-03599

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 December 2024

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet. 

Question reference: S6W-31339

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures literacy rates among school pupils.

Question reference: S6W-31351

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that feedback from pupils and parents regarding the quality of primary school meals is taken into account when developing or improving meal provision.

Question reference: S6W-31353

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to reduce the amount of saturated fat in primary school meals, and how compliance with these measures is assessed.

Question reference: S6W-31323

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in developing a national integrated ticketing system for the public transport network, and when it will publish the smart ticketing delivery strategy.

Question reference: S6W-31280

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reported £28 million that it has spent on the National Care Service.

Question reference: S6W-31527

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31099 by Neil Gray on 15 November 2024, which states that activity levels at Woodend Hospital will increase over the coming months, how long it anticipates it will take for the waiting list for elective surgery at the hospital to clear.