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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 24 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-11178

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by project of what impact the current rate of inflation will have on Public Private Partnership/Private Finance Initiative payments from April 2023.

Question reference: S6W-11179

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what factors it has identified as being the cause of the reported drop in life expectancy for (a) men and (b) women in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-11173

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise awareness of perimenopause among (a) healthcare professionals and (b) the general public.

Question reference: S6T-00904

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland's report, Ending the exclusion: Care, treatment and support for people with mental ill health and problem substance use in Scotland.

Question reference: S6T-00897

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to meet air quality limit values, in light of the recent report from Environmental Standards Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-01433

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to curb the reported sharp rise in e-cigarette use amongst teenagers.

Question reference: S6F-01423

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to reduce deaths in custody, including suicides, in light of reports of a 60% year-on-year increase.

Question reference: S6F-01422

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, Poverty in Scotland 2022.

Question reference: S6F-01419

To ask the First Minister what discussions she has had with the UK Government about new investment zones for Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-01410

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.