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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 6 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03758

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for compliance with the legislation in the refreshed Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-03485

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gave to people who are unable to receive their scheduled COVID-19 vaccine dose as a result of testing positive for the virus, when it was developing its COVID-19 vaccine certification policy.

Question reference: S6W-03501

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that any COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme does not exert pressure on a child to take a vaccination that they might not want to be given, in order to be able to participate fully in society.

Question reference: S6W-04112

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what help is available for people with oil-based heating systems, who primarily live in rural areas without mains gas supplies, who wish to access grants or loans to replace their heating systems with heat pumps.

Question reference: S6W-04035

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding it has provided to Skills Development Scotland since the start of the current financial year.

Question reference: S6W-04056

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government in how many local authorities free music tuition is available for school pupils.

Question reference: S6W-04060

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for the Arts Alive programme were (a) received and (b) successful in 2020-21, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-04053

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scotch whisky industry regarding its contribution to the economy and how to support its further growth.

Question reference: S6W-04021

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people in the labour market.

Question reference: S6W-04018

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out its initial plans for achieving a fairer Scotland for disabled people, as set out in its Covid Recovery Strategy.