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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 10 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-31512

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported complaint by Friends of the Earth Scotland regarding 27 alleged breaches of the Scottish Ministerial Code in relation to proposals for a gas-fired power plant at Peterhead.

Question reference: S6W-31519

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to mitigate any significant side effects and risks associated with prolonged methadone use.

Question reference: S6W-31354

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what projections it has made regarding the impact of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery on the size of the town's population.

Question reference: S6W-31333

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when work will begin on developing a just transition plan for Mossmorran.

Question reference: S6W-31337

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to take forward a new assembly or participative process following on from the climate assembly and people panel on climate engagement.

Question reference: S6W-31329

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in investigating the potential coexistence of re-wetting with continued agricultural activity, and whether any pilot partial re-wetting projects have been identified for investment of up to £1 million.

Question reference: S6W-31255

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that only 33% of alcohol and drug partnerships have pathways for the early detection of alcohol-related liver disease.

Question reference: S6W-31241

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional support for learning teachers there have been in each year since 2016, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-31260

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will apply the consequentials it receives from any increased funding from the UK Government to children with special educational needs and disabilities directly to ASN services in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-31471

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 26 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make any changes to the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme in light of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024, and, if so, whether it will provide details of such changes.