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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-04615

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) legal aid providers, (b) Civil Legal Assistance Offices and (c) Public Defence Solicitors’ Offices were practising in cases related to (i) claims against public authorities, (ii) community care, (iii) discrimination, (iv) education, (v) housing and debt, (vi) immigration and asylum and (vii) family, since January 2020.

Question reference: S6W-04616

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) providers of criminal legal aid and (b) Public Defence Solicitors' Offices there were in each year from September 2012 to September 2021.

Question reference: S6W-04676

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 10 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the carbon levy payment was for business flights taken by (a) Ministers and (b) officials, in each year since 2018.

Question reference: S6W-04689

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial resource it has allocated to (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and (b) clean air awareness campaigns, in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S6O-00521

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of childminders in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-00522

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives from NHS Lothian to discuss their approach to the treatment of drug addiction.

Question reference: S6O-00523

  • Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with Optometry Scotland regarding the request for a fee uplift and regular yearly review of fees, and the anticipated timeframe for a mutually agreeable settlement to be reached.

Question reference: S6W-04608

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what its position is on parents attending nativity plays, and whether schools are permitted to require them to provide a valid vaccination status.    

Question reference: S6W-04638

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it will confirm the details of its Climate Justice Resilience Fund, and whether it will ensure that its Global South partners are involved in helping determine its priorities.

Question reference: S6W-04341

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government by what date children between the ages of 12 and 17 will be offered a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.