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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-24188

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many university students have been registered with a GP in each NHS board in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-24190

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding personal health alarms and the move to digital calls only by the end of 2025.

Question reference: S6W-24189

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many cases of graffiti on public buildings have been reported to Police Scotland in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6O-02971

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the finance secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the allocation of funding for the development of a national funding framework for adult and child hospices in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-24192

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people who applied for a free personal care package have not received one in each year since 1999, also broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-23850

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many eye patients in NHS (a) Lothian, (b) Borders and (c) Fife have had to receive treatment in Glasgow due to a  reported lack of theatre capacity at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh.

Question reference: S6W-23856

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 9 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W- 21565 by Natalie Don on 4 October 2023, whether it will publish the outcomes of the research by The Lines Between before the end of 2023.

Question reference: S6W-23852

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many training opportunities have been available for students at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-23851

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many outpatient appointments there have been at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-24191

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to each Regional Growth Deal, broken down by how much has been allocated to each individual project.