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Questions and answers

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 4 February 2026
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Question reference: S6F-03699

To ask the First Minister, in light of the rise in the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with bowel cancer, what proposals the Scottish Government has to extend the national bowel screening programme to those under 50 years old.

Question reference: S6W-32285

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the findings were of the 10-year trial of the 50mph speed limit for HGVs on single carriageway sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.

Question reference: S6O-03995

To as the Scottish Government how much the individual bus fare concessionary schemes have cost in 2024.

Question reference: S6O-03884

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of payments under the Basic Payment Scheme had been made to farmers by 15 October 2024.

Question reference: S6O-04065

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-30201

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time employees were working for Children’s Hearings Scotland as of August (a) 2022 and (b) 2024.

Question reference: S6W-30200

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of running Children’s Hearings Scotland was in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 to date.

Question reference: S6W-30202

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many volunteer team members across Scotland were working with Children’s Hearings Scotland as of August (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

Question reference: S6W-30203

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many hearings each member of Children’s Hearings Scotland undertook in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 to date.

Question reference: S6T-02138

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported growing concerns over the shortfall of psychiatrists employed by the NHS to deliver psychiatric care.