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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 April 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00484

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support is in place for parents who experience stillbirth.

Question reference: S6O-00480

  • Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support it can provide to older people who may face financial hardship over the winter months due to the rising cost of living.

Question reference: S6O-00481

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress towards cutting emissions by 75% by 2030.

Question reference: S6W-04494

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many farmers have received support through the Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme since 2018.

Question reference: S6W-04367

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that tenants’ unions will be represented on the proposed tenant participation panel.

Question reference: S6W-04435

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of sheep worrying have been recorded in North Ayrshire in each year since 2019.

Question reference: S6W-04281

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its capital allocation has been to North Ayrshire Council in real terms in each year since 1999-2000, up to and including 2021-22.

Question reference: S6W-03979

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many sessions are being provided as part of the COVID-19 booster programme, compared with the initial vaccination programme.

Question reference: S6W-04253

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its current estimate is of the number of people who have been trafficked into Scotland or are being held against their will through acts of modern slavery.

Question reference: S6W-03889

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff who are eligible for their COVID-19 booster vaccine have received this dose, and by what date all NHS staff will have received their COVID-19 booster vaccine.