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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-03390

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on workforce planning for children and young people's mental health services since the publication of the Coronavirus (COVID-19): mental health - transition and recovery plan.

Question reference: S6W-03510

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund has been accessed by private sector organisations contributing to the Apprenticeship Levy in each year since 2017-18.   

Question reference: S6W-03564

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it will revise the guidance on face coverings in places of worship.

Question reference: S6W-03429

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with Optometry Scotland regarding its request for a fee uplift and regular yearly review of fees; when it anticipates making an announcement on this, and whether any increase will be backdated to the start of the financial year.

Question reference: S6W-03423

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland (OPG) is experiencing a backlog of power of attorney applications, and, if so, what support it is offering the OPG to ease this backlog.

Question reference: S6W-03366

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it is offering to businesses to ensure that they are prepared for the launch of the Deposit Return Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-03551

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for the reported reduction in life expectancy for people in (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde between 2016-18 and 2018-2020.

Question reference: S6W-03511

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund was allocated to each sector in 2020-21. 

Question reference: S6W-03555

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce domestic targets for waste based on the carbon metric rather than weight-based targets, as set out in its Zero Waste Plan from 2011.

Question reference: S6W-03318

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Transport Scotland to discuss low-emission zones.