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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 19 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-08507

  • Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the types of community projects that have benefitted from the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for adults.

Question reference: S6W-08501

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has produced an interim assessment of the impact on (a) the local economy, (b) jobs, (c) cod spawning progress of the Firth of Clyde cod spawning closure for 2022-23.

Question reference: S6W-08537

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered providing additional support for care homes to prevent closures as a result of the cost of living crisis.

Question reference: S6W-08083

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS and social care staff have died during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland in the period from 1 March 2020 to 31 March 2022; how many of these deaths involved COVID-19; how many of these people’s families have made a claim for the £60,000 death in service payment, and how many have received the payment to date.

Question reference: S6W-08412

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much was distributed through the Recycling Improvement Fund in the financial year 2021-22.

Question reference: S6W-08390

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to gather data on restraint practices applied to care-experienced children while being securely transported.

Question reference: S6W-08423

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work that it has carried out to ensure that gender mainstreaming approaches have been embedded into the implementation of the Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

Question reference: S6W-08391

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Lynx to Scotland project report.

Question reference: S6W-08667

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 May 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme will be open for applications, and whether it will confirm the cut-off date for eligibility.

Question reference: S6W-08454

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risk of multiple people per household applying for a fireworks licence following the introduction of the provisions in the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill.