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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 3 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03779

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is making the necessary progress to meet its commitment to establish a miscarriage service tailored to the needs of women by the end of 2023.

Question reference: S6W-03974

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the bursary for care experienced people in education on their access to other benefits, including housing benefit and universal credit.

Question reference: S6W-03961

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the use of non-animal alternatives in research and testing that currently uses animals.

Question reference: S6W-03844

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35805 by John Swinney on 15 March 2021, how many counsellors are currently in place to provide counselling services to schools.

Question reference: S6W-03940

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to introduce a digital prescription scheme for patients who have repeat prescriptions.

Question reference: S6W-03946

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to increase its contribution to the Personal and Nursing Care allowance in order to reduce the amount that self-funders are expected to pay for residential accommodation in residential care settings.

Question reference: S6W-03843

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many on-street bike hangars (secure, covered spaces for residents to park their bikes) are available across Scotland, and what demand there is for bike hangars.

Question reference: S6W-03761

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of which type of court the reported 62,907 domestic abuse incidents recorded by Police Scotland in 2019-20 were tried in.

Question reference: S6W-03791

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how death, dying and bereavement education will be supported in schools, in light of it not being included in the report on the review of personal and social education in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-03687

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce an initiative similar to the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme Demonstrator that has been introduced by UK Government and, if so, by what date.