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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 27 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-11760

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether cladding remediation costs identified as a result of a single building assessment will be funded (a) fully or (b) partially, and what funding options the Scottish Ministers have considered, subsequent to the meeting of the Cladding Programme Board on 20 October 2021.

Question reference: S6W-11757

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Victoria State Government, Australia, regarding sharing experiences of cladding remediation programmes.

Question reference: S6W-11803

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the carbon emissions generated from new house building, and whether estimates for new housing in the draft fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) have been assessed against the Scottish carbon budget.

Question reference: S6W-11789

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any compensation payments made by NHS Scotland since 2017, whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) reasons for and (b) amount of each of any such payments.

Question reference: S6W-11812

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the key NHS infrastructure projects are that it has planned in each NHS board area, including the dates by when the Scottish Ministers anticipate each will be delivered.

Question reference: S6W-11799

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of (a) how many households have installed interlinked fire alarms since being required to, (b) the total number of households which now have interlinked fire alarms, and how much it has spent on financial support for the installation of interlinked fire alarms since requiring their installation.

Question reference: S6W-11800

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) retriever, (b) cocker spaniel, (c) pointer and setter, (d) hunt, point and retrieve and (e) any other spaniel trials are exempt from the provisions of the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill as introduced.

Question reference: S6W-11815

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the resources required to fund road and pavement repairs in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-11790

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any compensation payments made by each NHS board in each year since 2017.

Question reference: S6W-11733

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses supplied to each NHS board in 2022 to date, broken down by manufacturer.