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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-07536

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Switched-on Taxi Loan Scheme, how many (a) applications it has received and (b) loans have been approved, and what the total value of loans issued is, to date.

Question reference: S6W-07485

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for students impacted by the rising cost of living.

Question reference: S6W-06898

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to address the reported backlog of NHS hospital appointments for children and young people, in particular for those aged 15 to 17.

Question reference: S6W-07208

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether immuno-compromised people who need to undertake COVID-19 testing more regularly than the wider population, from numerous times a week to daily, will remain able to access lateral flow testing for free.

Question reference: S6W-07209

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prioritise the concerns and safety of immuno-compromised people in its long-term COVID-19 response and infrastructure planning.

Question reference: S6W-06587

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve public information regarding how asylum seekers who are eligible for a National Entitlement Card, under the Older and Disabled Persons or Young Persons concessionary travel schemes, can obtain a free bus pass.

Question reference: S6W-06700

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the accessibility of the Older and Disabled Persons and Young Persons concessionary travel schemes to eligible asylum seekers.

Question reference: S6W-06601

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 14 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will allocate to Glasgow City Council for the refurbishment of play parks in the financial year 2022-23.

Question reference: S6W-06850

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 22 zero-emission electric buses that were used to shuttle COP26 delegates are now in service on routes in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6W-06809

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what recourse residents have where Residential Amenity Greenspace, as defined by a Local Development Plan, moves into private ownership and is not being maintained.