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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 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00716

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether its draft Budget will enable local authorities to deliver a consistent level of core services.

Question reference: S6O-00721

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support local authorities in dealing with instances of bullying in schools.

Question reference: S6O-00717

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to introduce trials for a four-day working week.

Question reference: S6O-00719

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions ministers have had with the outdoor education sector since December 2021.

Question reference: S6O-00720

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the services available to people with gambling addiction.

Question reference: S6O-00706

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what additional financial assistance it plans to provide to help local authorities meet their net zero targets.

Question reference: S6O-00714

  • Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support the agricultural sector receives in Scotland, and how this compares with the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S6O-00713

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding support for young farmers in the north east to support and promote good mental health and wellbeing.

Question reference: S6O-00696

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to support disabled people, including people with a visual impairment, to vote in person during the 2022 local government elections.

Question reference: S6O-00692

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies across government will support people living in the West Scotland region to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.