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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 2 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03924

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many classroom ventilation inspections were carried out before schools started the October 2021 holidays.

Question reference: S6W-03947

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the time taken to complete a fatal accident inquiry into the death in custody of a young person, what is (a) the average time taken and (b) the longest time taken in each of the past five years.

Question reference: S6W-03930

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage (a) of sheep flocks being inspected have to undertake a full flock head count and (b) of full flock head counts undertaken in each of the last five years relate to inspections carried out in Shetland.

Question reference: S6W-03857

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's Heat and Buildings Strategy aiming to ensure that heat pumps cost the same as fossil fuel boilers by 2030, whether it plans to set out a similar ambition and route to achievement of equalisation of cost by 2030, and, if so, when it will do so.

Question reference: S6W-03862

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted of drink spiking in each of the past five years.

Question reference: S6W-03750

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government within what timeframe it anticipates its Retail Strategy will be published.

Question reference: S6W-03660

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what consideration it is giving to reinstating passengers to the Edinburgh South Suburban railway line.

Question reference: S6W-03663

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many female butchers there are in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-03611

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many acute beds are currently available in the NHS, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-03621

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has provided to North Ayrshire Council for the construction of new council housing in each year from 2011-2012 to 2021-22, and how much it will provide in each year from 2022-23 to 2025-26.