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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 13 December 2025
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Question reference: S6O-02553

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to tackle the gender pay gap and promote equal pay.

Question reference: S6O-02523

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support creative writers.

Question reference: S6O-02482

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates it will receive the Scottish Law Commission’s findings and recommendations arising from its consultation on damages for personal injury.

Question reference: S6O-02267

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scottish businesses.

Question reference: S6O-02257

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to maximise the uptake of Scottish social security benefits.

Question reference: S6O-02107

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Government regarding access for Scotland’s food and drink industry to seasonal migrant workers.

Question reference: S6O-02045

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the safe removal of asbestos from school premises.

Question reference: S6O-01977

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any cost pressure on council budgets relating to private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts.

Question reference: S6O-01774

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a new report by the Resolution Foundation stating that the average household will be £2,100 worse off by the end of next financial year, how ministers across government are working to prioritise support for low-income households, as set out in its Covid Recovery Strategy.

Question reference: S6O-01693

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many drinks producers have registered with Circularity Scotland for the new Deposit Return Scheme.