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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 10 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-07733

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people are currently waiting for an appointment with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) with suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Question reference: S6W-07750

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what changes were made to the Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) following the evaluation in 2017.

Question reference: S6W-07752

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) were made in 2017, 2021 and 2022.

Question reference: S6W-07689

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its analysis is of the reasons for BAME children reportedly being more likely to have missing or incomplete information in their development review.

Question reference: S6W-07935

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether Scottish Water is under any regulatory obligation from the 2021-27 final determination of charges to raise its charges to the limit of the average charge cap set for the period.

Question reference: S6W-07913

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will next carry out a survey on public attitudes to the (a) NHS and (b) social care.

Question reference: S6W-07793

  • Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether ministers have visited the Penumbra Edinburgh Crisis Centre, and whether it has any plans to support similar services being established across Scotland to bridge the gap between emergency and community mental health care.

Question reference: S6W-07900

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07414 by Kevin Stewart on 1 April 2022, when the next review of remaining recommendations in adult care homes will take place.

Question reference: S6W-07936

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the letter from the Water Industry Commission to Scottish Water of 3 February 2022 regarding water charges for 2022-23, what its position is on any action being taken by the Water Industry Commission on the matters raised in the letter that may result in Scottish Water raising water charges above the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for 2023-24, in light of the potential impact that this may have in increasing costs for households while forecasts of CPI inflation remain high.

Question reference: S6W-07774

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has directly provided towards arts and culture (a) in the Aberdeen City Council area and (b) to Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums in each year from 2012 to 2022.