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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 11 January 2025
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Question reference: S6W-00843

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the accuracy of PCR testing for COVID-19, and how the error rate informs its Test and Protect level decisions.

Question reference: S6W-00901

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify its plans to improve waiting times and tackle the backlog for driving tests, both practical and theory, and what its position is on the impact that this has on rural communities where there is limited access to public transport.

Question reference: S6W-00786

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Endometriosis in the UK: time for change, APPG on Endometriosis Inquiry Report 2020, and what plans it has to implement its recommendations.

Question reference: S6W-00776

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to determine whether a company should be taken into public ownership.

Question reference: S6W-00651

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans for NHS Scotland to combine medical records in a database shared with third parties, similar to proposals set out by NHS Digital for England. 

Question reference: S6W-00661

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether, in order to safeguard public health, it has considered using vaccine drop-in clinics for attendees and nearby residents during the Euro 2020 fan zone events at Glasgow Green.

Question reference: S6W-00658

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of GP appointments it anticipates will be (a) face-to-face and (b) remote triage appointments, as services resume.

Question reference: S6W-00642

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to the recommendation in the Poverty Alliance report, Transport and child poverty - beyond the pandemic, that public transport should be made more affordable.

Question reference: S6W-00654

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the UK Government to continue to expand the fleet of electric buses in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-00682

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the locations of all "rapid" electric vehicle chargers are in the (a) North East Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of Scotland, and how the public can find out about these locations.