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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-04542

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether the (a) sexual orientation and (b) gender identity of people accessing mental health services is routinely recorded.

Question reference: S6W-04413

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources it will provide to Edinburgh City Council to address the reported social care issues in the city.

Question reference: S6W-04619

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent estimate it has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that have closed in the Central Scotland region, broken down by month since June 2020. 

Question reference: S6W-04720

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04529 by Mairi Gougeon on 26 November 2021, how many hectares of peatland will be restored under the scheme as a result of the 251 successful applications, and how many hectares in total were the subject of the 49 unsuccessful applications.

Question reference: S6W-04675

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been diagnosed with (a) malnutrition and (b) conditions associated with malnutrition in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-04663

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that chronic pain patients receive pain relief injections when they are scheduled to do so.

Question reference: S6W-04694

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when statistics on liquor licensing will next be published.

Question reference: S6W-04725

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of emotional support for women with hirsutism.

Question reference: S6W-04722

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to (a) facilitate access to financial redress for, (b) increase medical research into and (c) find a cure for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Question reference: S6W-04723

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it has provided to GP practices to help women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).