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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 25 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-11498

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what obligations NHS boards have each year to elevate their performance in each of the Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme priority areas, and whether there is a minimum performance of stroke care that NHS boards have to achieve to be able to admit stroke patients.

Question reference: S6W-11562

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether consideration will be given in the Islands Connectivity Plan to amending the Transport Scotland process for annually opening bookings on the Northern Isles ferry routes, to change this to earlier in the year, rather than November, to allow customers to plan and book travel over the high-demand festive period further in advance.

Question reference: S6W-11765

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11743 by John Swinney on 25 October 2022, what discussions the Deputy First Minister has had with the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and (b) Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development on the impact of the Emergency Budget Review on the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture portfolio, on what dates any such discussions were held, and what issues were discussed at any such meetings.

Question reference: S6W-11740

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it has taken to ensure that the Filmhouse, in Edinburgh, can reopen as soon as possible.

Question reference: S6W-11749

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service latest court backlog statistics showing that the average time taken between pleading diet and evidence led trial for the High Court has more than doubled compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-11676

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10790 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Hotels.com since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.

Question reference: S6W-11675

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10789 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Expedia.co.uk since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.

Question reference: S6W-11658

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde local authority area are eligible to receive a free laptop or tablet, and, of those, how many (i) have received and (ii) are yet to receive a free laptop or tablet.

Question reference: S6W-11678

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10792 by Neil Gray on 3 October 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how many nights' accommodation have been booked for Ukrainian refugees under the Super Sponsor scheme with Booking.com since 1 March 2022, and for any such bookings, what the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost per night is, and what the (i) shortest, (ii) longest and (iii) average length of a stay in a hotel is.

Question reference: S6W-11651

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the first meeting of its National Care Service Lived Experience Experts Panel to be held.