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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 13 March 2026
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Question reference: S6F-01589

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will mark the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Question reference: S6F-01578

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-01579

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 December 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-12191

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many adults with incapacity have been subject to a delayed discharge from hospital that was recorded as a code 9 reason in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-11966

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it has provided to housing developers in order to identify and remediate unsafe cladding.

Question reference: S6W-12108

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the total number of whole time equivalent staff working for NHS 24 was in the financial year (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21 and (d) 2021-22, including a breakdown by (i) call handlers and (ii) nurse advisers.

Question reference: S6W-12065

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of patients that have participated in clinical trials in each year since 2015, broken down by (a) clinical speciality and (b) gender.

Question reference: S6W-12112

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reported reduction in GP Practice Sustainability Payments will have on primary care.

Question reference: S6W-12064

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many ongoing clinical trials there are in the NHS Research Scotland research area portfolio of (a) stroke, (b) cancer, (c) cardiovascular, (d) diabetes and (e) neuroprogressive and dementia.

Question reference: S6W-12104

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many new paramedics will be recruited as part of the £45 million that was committed to in the winter resilience plan.