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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 5 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-35724

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the implementation of visitor levy forms, with reference to businesses that operate across several local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-35723

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to standardise visitor levy forms across local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-35357

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26881 by Jim Fairlie on 5 June 2024, what engagement took place with (a) communities and (b) land managers to test the appetite for nature finance and to design the potential investment; what the results of this engagement were; whether a report on the engagement will be published, and, regarding the Wild Heart Expansion Project, when it will be announced; how many private finance partners will be involved; what the value is of that private investment, and what the total amount is of public funding.

Question reference: S6W-35604

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what specific support is being provided to apprentices and training providers in rural areas, where access to placements may be more challenging.

Question reference: S6W-35603

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how the recently announced apprenticeship funding compares with previous years in real terms, taking into account inflation and cost increases.

Question reference: S6W-35625

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the revised national outcome on care will be published.

Question reference: S6W-35602

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it determines which sectors are prioritised for apprenticeship funding, and what assessment criteria are used.

Question reference: S6T-02447

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the reported £203 million it spent on external advisers to help administer agricultural support payments to be good value for money. 

Question reference: S6T-02446

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider an independent external evaluation of the pilot scheme that provides victims in rape and serious assault cases with access to transcripts, in light of reports of some waiting a year for transcripts of their court cases.

Question reference: S6T-02448

To ask the Scottish Government what practical steps it is taking to review the funding model for Scottish universities, in light of recent reports that the number of international students enrolled at Scottish universities fell by more than 10% between 2023 and 2024.