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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 17 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-05728

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are in place to embed core human rights principles into the use of COVID-19 emergency powers.

Question reference: S6W-05418

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on two reported independent economic impact assessments, which stated that, in Scotland, economic activity connected to short-term let and self-catering properties generated over £670 million in annual GVA prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what data it has to support its position.

Question reference: S6T-00450

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that 2 million calls to Police Scotland have gone unanswered since 2018.

Question reference: S6T-00443

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in response to reports of the Women’s Health Plan study finding that endometriosis clinical care is failing to meet the base level of care.

Question reference: S6F-00733

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to encourage rail travel in Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-00720

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the First Minister how much has been spent on private sector contracts in the preparation of the proposed national care service.

Question reference: S6F-00715

  • Asked by: Gillian Martin, MSP for Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the findings of a recent report by the Virtual Trials National Project Board, which states that specialist online courts should be set up to deal with domestic abuse cases.

Question reference: S6F-00712

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-00713

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the First Minister when the Cabinet will next meet.

Question reference: S6F-00711

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 January 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

Question to be taken in Chamber.