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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 24 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-11538

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10193 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, regarding the single building assessment, how many queries it has received to date on the potential additional risk of fire spread related to car parks.

Question reference: S6W-11541

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10191 by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022, what the (a) shortest and (b) longest length of time has been between the grant letter and (i) partial and (ii) full funding being issued, and what the advised lead time is for funding to be issued.

Question reference: S6W-11536

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many single building assessments in the (a) delivery and (b) application phases are currently paused, and how many assessment reports have been finalised to date.

Question reference: S6O-01533

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported reduction in the number of childminders working in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01537

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the uptake of the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme by private companies, since its launch in June 2022.

Question reference: S6O-01536

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with its commitment to challenge men's demand for prostitution, as part of the Equally Safe strategy.

Question reference: S6O-01534

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether inflation and any possible reductions to public sector spending by the UK Government will impact on prospective capital projects in Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.

Question reference: S6O-01535

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all fire and rescue officers have the appropriate decontamination facilities available to them.

Question reference: S6O-01538

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether fatal accident inquiries are fit for purpose.

Question reference: S6O-01524

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on expenditure in West Scotland from the Tenant Grant Fund, including whether funding has been renewed as a result of its Programme for Government announcement to widen eligibility.