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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 20 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-09227

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Patrick Harvie on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the second Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing will be reviewed, and when it will respond to the Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce report, published in August 2021.

Question reference: S6W-08927

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been spent on providing temporary accommodation for anyone requiring it in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-08920

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people who have resettled in Scotland through the (a) Syrian Resettlement Programme and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme are still currently living in temporary accommodation.

Question reference: S6W-08923

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to help GPs to identify the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder.

Question reference: S6W-08886

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve commissioning and procurement in the social care sector in advance of establishing a National Care Service, and what assurances it will provide that its plans for a National Care Service will incentivise providers to (a) focus on providing the highest quality of care and (b) prioritise enhanced pay and conditions for social care staff.

Question reference: S6W-08840

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the spending mechanism used for determining the provision of social care will include a re-evaluation of the so-called eligibility of need threshold, which can reportedly cause regional inequality between local authority areas.

Question reference: S6W-08720

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has evaluated the uptake of the reusable nappy voucher in Scotland's Baby Box, and how many people it estimates have gone on to use reusable nappies after redeeming the voucher.

Question reference: S6W-08717

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the demand on endoscopy services to diagnose coeliac disease.

Question reference: S6W-08772

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian refugees have been resettled to date specifically through its Super Sponsor scheme.

Question reference: S6W-08713

  • Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support the delivery of (a) social and (b) other affordable housing (i) across the South Lanarkshire Council area and (ii) in East Kilbride over the current parliamentary session.