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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 22 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-13894

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced to tackle drugs misuse in the veterans community in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-13833

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) work has been undertaken and (b) funding has been provided to explore the development of steel mills that could produce high-quality scrap steel from decommissioned oil and gas infrastructure.

Question reference: S6W-13887

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to reinvigorate senior participation in cross-border networks with a view to improved information sharing about veterans.

Question reference: S6W-13886

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to establish a distinctive Scottish approach to veterans’ health at a strategic level.

Question reference: S6W-13889

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the remit of the Armed Forces and Veterans Health Joint Group was last refreshed.

Question reference: S6W-13897

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how NHS Scotland ensures that an appropriate level of funding is available to guarantee that wheelchairs provided by the Ministry of Defence for veterans with amputations can be serviced, maintained and replaced with the best possible equipment commensurate with the individual's needs, and what amount of funding NHS Scotland provides for this purpose.

Question reference: S6W-13896

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the work of the Scottish Trauma Network includes the specific needs of veterans who have suffered polytrauma.

Question reference: S6W-13891

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a National Managed Clinical Network on veterans’ health and, if so, what its membership is.

Question reference: S6W-13926

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many dangerous buildings notices have been issued under the Building (Scotland) Act 2003 in each year since 2003, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-13901

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland and its partners identify veterans as a distinct group in their work in tackling health inequalities.