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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 10 January 2026
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Question reference: S6F-01051

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on what the Scottish Government is doing to support households through the cost of living crisis.

Question reference: S6F-01049

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-01048

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-07831

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07108 by Lorna Slater on 22 March 2022, whether, at the time that the answer was provided, it had been advised by Circularity Scotland that the estimated number of reverse vending machines (RVMs) to be used for its Deposit Return Scheme would be around 5,000 rather 3,021, and, if so, for what reason this information was not disclosed in that answer.

Question reference: S6W-07830

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07108 by Lorna Slater on 22 March 2022, which states that the number of reverse vending machines (RVMs) that will be used in Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) was estimated at 3,021, whether it now estimates that number to be around 5,000, in light of this reportedly being stated in a DRS workshop held by Circularity Scotland in March 2022, and, if so, what action it will take to further amend the final BRIA to reflect the additional costs associated with this increased estimate.

Question reference: S6W-07942

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of people who have had COVID-19, and who were eligible for anti-viral medication, who (a) received and (b) did not receive this medication within five days.

Question reference: S6W-08031

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated combined financial value of the energy output from all of Scotland’s wind energy projects was in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-07920

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether pre-retirement interviews are standard practice in the NHS, and what efforts are made to retain staff as part of this process.

Question reference: S6W-08041

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to address reported concerns about pupil behaviour in schools.

Question reference: S6W-08040

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00064 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021, whether it will provide the same information for 2020-21.