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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 19 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-31089

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Minister for Public Finance's reported statement on BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show on 3 November 2024 that the Barnett consequential funding from the recent UK Budget is actually worth an extra £300 million for the 2025-26 Scottish Budget, what calculations it made for the minister to arrive at this conclusion.

Question reference: S6O-03983

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Scotland's tax strategy.

Question reference: S6W-31090

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether any impact assessment of the reported increase in GP facility management costs has been conducted, and, if so, whether the results of any such assessment will be published.

Question reference: S6W-31091

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to mitigate any long-term effects of the reported increase to GP facility management costs in NHS boards, including NHS Lothian, and, if so, how it plans to do so.

Question reference: S6W-31092

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs have made formal representations regarding reported facility management cost increases by NHS boards.

Question reference: S6W-29838

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much has been spent on work on the National Care Service to date.

Question reference: S6W-29839

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on preparations for the National Care Service in each of the last 24 months, and how much it estimates the cost of operating the National Care Service will be in each of the next 12 months.

Question reference: S6O-03809

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 September 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with senior representatives from the Scottish hospitality industry.

Question reference: S6W-29903

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 24 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the budget provision to provide 100% rates relief for hospitality businesses on islands and specific remote locations; what consultation has taken place regarding the impact of applying this relief at that level, and what plans it has to maintain it.

Question reference: S6W-29503

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent teachers there were in 2023-24.