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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-08372

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how patient confidentiality is ensured in connection with the use of GP DACS (General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems), in light of some NHS Scotland GP practices reportedly using such systems.

Question reference: S6W-08373

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has provided to NHS boards about the use of GP DACS (General Practice Digital Asynchronous Consultation Systems).

Question reference: S6W-08340

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07520 by Michael Matheson on 25 April 2022, whether it will provide the information requested in the final part of the question regarding by when it plans to replace the 20.3% of nuclear-generated energy in Scotland with energy generated by renewables in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-08351

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing new ScotRail services to Lockerbie Station following its move into public ownership.

Question reference: S6W-08396

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many volunteer first responders have been called out in the last year to support the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Question reference: S6W-08414

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are being used to determine eligibility for new COVID-19 treatments for people who are on the Highest Risk List.

Question reference: S6W-08411

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Ayrshire and Arran has undertaken a financial analysis of the cost of renovating former clinical staff quarters onsite compared with purchasing new properties.

Question reference: S6W-08382

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to help to expand the Men’s Shed Movement in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-08392

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on the campaign to raise awareness of deep vein thrombosis in 2011, and what this was spent on.

Question reference: S6W-08415

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the feasibility of achieving the 2024 target for the elimination of hepatitis C.