However, the 2017-2018 column counts the period 4 September 2017 to 4 May 2018) Minister 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2021-22 Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security 1 0 0 0 and Equalities Minister for Community 2 0 0 0 Safety and Legal Affairs Cabinet Secretary for 1 0 0 0 Finance and the Constitution Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in 1 0 0 0 Europe Cabinet Secretary for Health 1 0 4 1 and Sport Minister for Business, 1 0 0 0 Innovation and Energy Minister for Transport and the 1 0 0 0 Islands Cabinet Secretary for Justice 1 0 0 0 Cabinet Secretary for Rural 1 0 0 0 Economy and Connectivity Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair 0 1 1 0 Work Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for 0 1 0 0 Education and Skills Cabinet Secretary for Social 0 1 0 0 Security and Older People Minister for Business, Fair 0 0 1 0 Work and Skills Minister for Public Health, 0 0 1 0 Sport and Wellbeing Urgent and emergency questions 15 Minister 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2021-22 Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and 0 0 0 1 Connectivity The Lord Advocate 0 0 0 1 Table 12: Urgent questions asked during Session 6, by Party from 12 May 2021 – to date Total 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- Party Number of 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Questions 1 Alba Party n/a n/a 0 1 Reform UK n/a n/a n/a n/a Scottish Conservative & 4 36 6 8 12 6 Unionist Party Scottish Green Party 2 0 0 0 2 Scottish Labour Party 8 4 1 0 13 Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 2 0 0 3 Scottish National Party 1 0 1 2 4 Total 20 18 8 9 3 59 Table 13: Urgent questions answered during Session 6, by Minister from 12 May 2021 – to date 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- Total Minister 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Cabinet Secretary for NHS n/a 0 2 0 0 2 Recovery, Health and Social Care Cabinet Secretary for Justice and 3 4 n/a n/a n/a 7 Veterans The Minister for Higher and Further n/a 1 0 1 0 2 Education; and Minister for Veterans Minister for Higher and Further n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1 Education Cabinet Secretary for Justice and n/a 1 0 0 0 1 Home Affairs Deputy First Minister and Cabinet 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 Secretary for Education and Skills Minister for Business, Trade, 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 Tourism and Enterprise Cabinet Secretary for Economy, 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 Fair Work and Culture First Minister 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cabinet Secretary for Education 2 0 0 1 1 4 and Skills Urgent and emergency questions 16 Minister for Mental Wellbeing and 1 0 n/a n/a n/a 1 Social Care 2 2 n/a n/a n/a 4 Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery Cabinet Secretary for Health and 4 2 n/a 2 0 8 Social Care Minister for Transport 1 2 0 0 0 3 Cabinet Secretary for Finance and 1 0 0 0 0 1 the Economy Cabinet Secretary for Social 1 2 n/a n/a n/a 3 Justice, Housing and Local Government Cabinet Secretary for the 0 2 0 1 0 3 Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 Energy and Transport Cabinet Secretary for Transport, n/a n/a 2 0 0 2 Net Zero and Just Transition Minister for Victims and Community n/a n/a 1 0 0 1 Safety Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing n/a n/a 3 0 0 3 Economy, Fair Work and Energy n/a n/a n/a 1 0 1 Cabinet Secretary for Transport 0 0 0 1 0 1 Minister for Parliamentary Business Minister for Children, Young People n/a n/a 0 1 0 1 and The Promise Deputy First Minister and Cabinet n/a n/a n/a 1 1 2 Secretary for Economy and Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 1 Minister for Public Finance 20 18 8 9 1 59 Total Table 14: Urgent questions to the SPCB asked during Session 6, by Party from 12 May 2021 – to date Total 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- Number Party 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 of Questions n/a 0 Alba Party n/a n/a n/a n/a Reform UK n/a n/a Scottish Conservative & 0 0 0 0 1 1 Unionist Party Scottish Green Party 1 0 0 0 1 2 Scottish Labour Party 0 0 0 0 0 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 Urgent and emergency questions 17 Scottish National Party 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 2 3 Table 15: Urgent questions to the SPCB answered during Session 6, by member of SPCB from 12 May 2021 – to date 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- Total Number Member of SPCB 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 of Questions Christine Grahame 0 0 0 0 1 1 Claire Baker 1 0 0 0 1 2 About SPICe The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) provides impartial, factual, accurate and timely information and analysis for the Parliament.