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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 8 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-09862

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to increasing student nurse bursaries to help retain them in the health care profession, in light of the rising cost of living.

Question reference: S6W-09584

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether a system could be introduced to monitor the impact on people's welfare of the operation of the asylum and detention system in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-09806

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) the Langholm Moor Community buyout and (b) whether the project is of regional and national significance.

Question reference: S6W-09803

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any patient concerns regarding the delivery of GP services in Dumfries and Galloway, including in (a) Moffat and (b) Lockerbie.

Question reference: S6W-10378

  • Asked by: Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Neil Gray on 12 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its arrangements for welcoming displaced people from Ukraine through the Super Sponsor scheme.

Question reference: S6W-09333

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 12 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is legislation in Scotland equivalent to Section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, giving local authorities the power to make public spaces protection orders to help address any noisy behaviour in public spaces.

Question reference: S6W-10064

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to teaching in schools regarding relationships and domestic abuse, in light of a report from the YWCA reportedly stating that over a third of young women had been in an intimate relationship with someone who had harmed them physically or emotionally.

Question reference: S6W-09959

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to support the introduction of planning apprenticeship schemes in order to encourage people into town planning careers.

Question reference: S6W-10311

  • Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 August 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help employers support good mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Question reference: S6W-09971

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when repair work on the A77 at Carlock Wall is anticipated to be completed.