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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 7 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-09450

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve (a) diagnostic services, (b) treatment guidelines, (c) access to MRI imaging and (d) clinical trials for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Question reference: S6W-09458

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) open market and (b) new supply shared equity applicants have been (i) first-time buyers, (ii) people aged 60 and over, (iii) social renters, (iv) disabled people, (v) members of the armed forces, (vi) veterans who have left the armed forces within the last two years and (vii) widows, widowers and other partners of service personnel for up to two years after their partner has lost their life while serving, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-09468

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that pregnant people are able to access their COVID-19 booster vaccine.

Question reference: S6W-09505

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been diagnosed with blood cancer through the Early Cancer Diagnostic Centres since their establishment, broken down by type of blood cancer.

Question reference: S6W-09396

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 12 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the use of animal feed additives and innovative feeds that can reduce methane emissions from livestock, in order to support sustainable farming.

Question reference: S6W-09406

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the recruitment target is for mental health workers in primary care settings specifically.

Question reference: S6W-09201

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the opportunities for people who have learning disabilities to access creative alternatives to how people spend their day, including access to robust supported employment programmes.

Question reference: S6W-09407

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to consult on removing the 50kW threshold above which permitted development rights do not apply for solar panels on commercial rooftops.

Question reference: S6W-09776

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the final recruitment figures under Action 15 of the Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027, which ended in March 2022, will be published.

Question reference: S6W-09790

  • Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Keith Brown on 12 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the independent analysis of the responses to the Not Proven Verdict and Related Reforms consultation.