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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 16 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-09107

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what protections exist for ancient and veteran trees, and how ancient and veteran trees are recorded for protection purposes.

Question reference: S6W-09308

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to an increase in funding for local authorities to make home adaptations for disabled people.

Question reference: S6W-09269

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the updated affordable housing resource planning assumptions for local authorities are, in light of the Capital Spending Review.

Question reference: S6W-09292

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its plans for a bespoke model to address commercial sexual exploitation in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-09307

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address any disparities in waiting times for housing adaptations across local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-09113

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken to understand what impact closing schools as community venues has had on the ability of community groups to operate.

Question reference: S6W-09199

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it took to ensure that students and other people living in houses of multiple occupation were specifically targeted to respond to Scotland's Census 2022.

Question reference: S6W-09218

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the advertised position of DRS Applications Service Manager at Zero Waste Scotland will be funded.

Question reference: S6O-01292

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what range of heating systems it anticipates will replace gas boilers in the near future.

Question reference: S6W-09193

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address any workforce shortages in (a) liver nurse specialists and (b) hepatologists.