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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 27 March 2026
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Question reference: S6O-02417

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has in place to ensure that there is full transparency when it comes to the use of public money.

Question reference: S6O-02419

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will give in the academic year 2023-24 for the Rights Respecting Schools Awards programme.     

Question reference: S6O-02416

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-02406

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and NHS Scotland are taking to implement the recommendations of the Cass Review into gender identity services for children and young people, as they apply to Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-02401

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates that its recent £1.8 million investment will have on dermatology services.

Question reference: S6O-02415

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plan, Cash-First: Towards Ending the Need for Food Banks in Scotland.  

Question reference: S6O-02408

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there was a delay of more than 80 days in processing 70% of Adult Disability Payments in April 2023.

Question reference: S6O-02414

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the level of child poverty in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-02394

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether muirburn is a crucial tool for preventing and controlling wildfires.

Question reference: S6O-02412

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for refugees from Ukraine, whether it will provide an update on the disembarkation of the MS Victoria, prior to the ship’s planned departure from the port of Leith on 11 July 2023.