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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-02410

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, 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 whether it will provide an update on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S6O-02405

To ask the Scottish Government how many nursing and midwifery staff have left the NHS in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S6O-02397

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, 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 when the report by the taskforce to consider whether to extend wildlife crime investigation powers to the Scottish SPCA will be published.

Question reference: S6O-02398

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce compulsory sales orders through its proposed Land Reform Bill, in light of its plans to address the need for effective, efficient and fair land assembly powers for public bodies, as referred to in the Bute House Agreement.

Question reference: S6O-02395

  • Asked by: Jim Fairlie, MSP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, 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 discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the reported concerns of farmers about the potential impact on their productivity of beaver relocation.

Question reference: S6O-02411

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, 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 whether it will provide an update on whether it plans to resume the Super Sponsor Scheme for Ukrainian refugees.  

Question reference: S6O-02393

To ask the Scottish Government how it will take account of the views of Ayrshire farmers as part of its proposed Agriculture Bill.

Question reference: S6O-02407

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the results from NHS Scotland Significant Adverse Event Reviews.

Question reference: S6O-02400

To ask the Scottish Government how many women are currently waiting for surgical treatment for a pelvic organ prolapse.  

Question reference: S6O-02392

  • Current Status: Withdrawn