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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 27 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-09645

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many families have been able to access support through the families affected by drug deaths funding.

Question reference: S6W-09800

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government which schools in the Glasgow region are running the Equally Safe at School programme.

Question reference: S6W-09758

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of mosquito devices to deter the gathering of young people, and whether it considers that the use of such devices should be legal.

Question reference: S6W-09762

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the position of the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland that the use of mosquito devices infringes a number of rights in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Question reference: S6W-09766

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have access to the Scottish dog control database that was established by the Scottish Dog Control Database Order 2021.

Question reference: S6W-10001

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what skills strategy it has in place to ensure that Scotland has sufficient professionals to advise homeowners on their transition to clean energy and carry out installation and maintenance.

Question reference: S6W-09662

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many rail replacement bus services ScotRail has provided on each day in May and June 2022.

Question reference: S6W-09655

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to extend free travel for under-22s and over-60s to include the Glasgow Subway.

Question reference: S6W-09659

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many high hedge notices have been issued by each local authority in each year since the legislation came into force.

Question reference: S6W-09787

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 August 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that digital and language barriers do not prevent asylum seekers, refugees and other minority communities from accessing welfare and other forms of support.