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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 28 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-08377

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the Physical Intervention Working Group last met, and when the group will submit its recommendations to ministers.

Question reference: S6W-08463

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many MS specialist nurses were in post in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-08470

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, how many (a) emergency calls and (b) ambulance call-outs recorded in the Scottish Ambulance Service call log have included the field search "abortion", in each of the last five years.  

Question reference: S6W-08467

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that the pyramid of support, as outlined in its neurological care and support framework, is effectively implemented for MS patients throughout the Western Isles, in light of reports that such patients often require complex tailored packages of care and support, which may rely on treatment that is unavailable in that area.

Question reference: S6W-07965

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to monitor and manage any risks to staff wellbeing related to the impact of any additional work outlined in the NHS recovery plan.

Question reference: S6W-07966

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has regarding NHS staff rest and leave, and whether it plans to develop a strategy to prevent staff burnout.

Question reference: S6W-08336

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many hill tracks constructed under permitted development rights have been built on peatland since 2014.

Question reference: S6W-08329

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it anticipates will be made available for the Scottish Council on Global Affairs in addition to the £27,000 secured for its first year.

Question reference: S6W-08335

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions between 2014 and 2021 (a) prior notification has been submitted, (b) prior approval has been granted and (c) planning authorities have required full applications to be made for the construction of hill tracks for agriculture or forestry purposes.

Question reference: S6W-08292

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 May 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to fund immunology, virology, haematology, and neurology research in relation to long COVID.