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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 27 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-07827

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the technology neutral stance of Home Energy Scotland takes account of research that reportedly suggests that homeowner decision making can be delayed and often aborted in relation to renewable products where the buyer has insufficient understanding of the product and there is a lack of unbiased information support to aid the decision-making process.

Question reference: S6W-07891

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic value that Chinese students who come to Scotland to study bring to (a) universities and (b) the national economy.

Question reference: S6W-07951

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a formal requirement in planning (a) policy and (b) guidance that all applications for listed building consent to a planning authority should include supporting evidence from (i) an accredited specialist conservation architect or conservation architect registered on the Royal Institute of British Architects Conservation Register, and (ii) structural and/or civil engineers registered on the Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers, administered by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Question reference: S6W-07967

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to fund and develop preventative healthcare models within the NHS.

Question reference: S6W-07858

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) value and (b) duration has been of each contract that it has signed with Strathesk Resolutions, in relation to mediation services between trade unions and employers in the public sector, since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-07908

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on offshore ownership of care homes.

Question reference: S6W-08278

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what consideration it has given to whether people need to continue to be on Scotland’s Highest Risk List, formerly the Shielding List, as set out in the updated Strategic Framework of February 2022.

Question reference: S6W-07893

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any reported allegations that the Chinese Communist Party, through student groups on university campuses in Scotland, is seeking to deter certain events from taking place, and, if so, what action has been taken to address this.

Question reference: S6W-08062

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation with the intention of allowing people who are Deaf British Sign Language users to serve on juries.

Question reference: S6W-07489

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the number of lung cancer nurse specialists (LCNSs), in light of the target recommended by the Lung Cancer Clinical Expert Group of 80 new lung cancer patients to every whole-time equivalent LCNS.