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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

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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 8 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-05414

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered giving local authorities the option of opting out of its plans to regulate short-term lets.

Question reference: S6W-05346

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported ongoing alterations to the functionality of the NHS Scotland Covid Status app, whether users are (a) notified and (b) required to consent when there is an update to the (i) privacy policy agreement and (ii) personal information that is provided and displayed by the app.

Question reference: S6W-05131

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to invest in the introduction of an electronic single patient record across Scotland, in order to save time and improve patient safety.

Question reference: S6W-05673

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05062 by Patrick Harvie on 6 January 2022, when in 2022 it expects the consultation on detailed proposals for introducing regulations on minimum standards of energy efficiency for all private housing to begin; what the duration of the consultation period will be, and when it expects to publish the results of the consultation.

Question reference: S6W-05716

  • Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 24 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of (a) poaching and (b) coursing were recorded in (i) the Forth Valley, (ii) Fife and (iii) Perth and Kinross, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-05584

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the annual staffing numbers for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd have been in each year since 2011, broken down by (a) full-time equivalent positions, (b) head count and (c) seasonal workers.

Question reference: S6W-05627

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, since announcing a climate emergency in April 2019, on how many occasions ministers have met local authorities specifically to discuss plans to respond to the climate emergency, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-05487

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the five commitments regarding stroke made in its 2019-20 Programme for Government.

Question reference: S6W-05713

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to receive the report on the consultation paper on the reform of Scottish Education, Education Scotland and the Scottish Qualifications Authority: Consultation.

Question reference: S6W-05587

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what resilience measures it has implemented to sustain the transport network where staffing levels have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.