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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 5 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-11381

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to households to use alternative transport methods to the car, in light of the cost of living crisis and the increase in fuel prices.

Question reference: S6W-11437

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how local resilience groups can join the pilot project in Aberdeenshire to extend the public water networks to connect with households reliant on private supplies.

Question reference: S6W-11445

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to provide aid to countries impacted by the effects of climate change through Loss and Damage finance schemes.

Question reference: S6W-11488

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) artists and (b) communities have received funding from its Culture Collective Programme in (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23, broken down by how much funding has been awarded in each year.

Question reference: S6W-11493

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Centre for the Moving Image reportedly entering into administration, and the impact that this will have on ensuring Scotland’s festivals maintain a "global competitive edge", in line with the Scottish National Party 2021 manifesto commitment.

Question reference: S6W-11470

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a pay increase to £15 per hour for social care staff in tackling delayed discharge.

Question reference: S6W-11471

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the level of unmet need in adult social care, as of 1 April 2022.

Question reference: S6W-11452

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve life expectancy in Lanarkshire, in light of the diminishing life expectancies highlighted in the National Records of Scotland report, Life Expectancy in Scotland 2019-2021.

Question reference: S6W-11454

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that retailers do not sell vaping products to under-18s.

Question reference: S6W-11453

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 October 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many retailers have been (a) charged and (b) convicted in relation to selling vaping products to under-18s.