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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-10952

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to secure further supplies of Imvanex and Jynneos in order to be able to offer a Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine against monkeypox to those living in the Glasgow region who are considered to be at risk of exposure, currently understood to include gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men, and the medical staff who treat them.

Question reference: S6W-10585

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how long the process for a family to adopt a child in Scotland should normally take.

Question reference: S6W-10587

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how long each step of the adoption process should take for children and families seeking adoption through adoption services.

Question reference: S6W-10586

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what expectations it has of local authorities regarding the timescales associated with connecting children seeking adoption with families who have applied for adoption.

Question reference: S6O-01404

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent ballot for industrial action by members of the Educational Institute of Scotland trade union.

Question reference: S6W-10525

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that charities that normally qualify for water charge rebates, but were involved in dispersing grants in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, have had their turnover artificially inflated to above £300,000, meaning they no longer qualify, and whether it will undertake to provide an exemption in such cases.

Question reference: S6W-10316

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to businesses to pursue innovation, in light of UK Innovation Survey 2021 data showing that 39% of businesses in Scotland were innovation active in 2018-20 compared to 44.9% for the UK as a whole.

Question reference: S6W-10415

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the operating model of Scottish Canals is fit for purpose to enable the public body to invest in the long-term future of the canal network.

Question reference: S6W-10438

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure impartial scrutiny from the National Drugs Mission Oversight Group, given that it is chaired by the Minister for Drugs Policy and in light of reports that the membership of the group is at the invitation of the Minister.

Question reference: S6W-10425

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take steps to support Glasgow City Council to establish a city-wide Common Housing Register, expanding upon the Glasgow North West pilot of 13 housing associations in 2017.