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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 4 April 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36544

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, in light of reports that native oyster numbers within the Loch Sween Marine Protected Area have significantly declined.

Question reference: S6W-36570

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to (a) promote and (b) invest in alternatives to assisted dying, including hospice and end-of-life care.

Question reference: S6W-36591

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to implement a presumption against children moving schools when they are placed in temporary accommodation.

Question reference: S6W-36600

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost will be of meeting its net zero target for social housing, and how it will finance this.

Question reference: S6W-36575

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have been placed in temporary accommodation in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-36579

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many health visitors have been employed in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-36559

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the use of AI in schools.

Question reference: S6W-36599

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support social housing providers in complying with greener heat regulations that they find unaffordable.

Question reference: S6W-36564

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how often SEPA reviews the areas that it designates as potentially vulnerable to flooding, and whether it can provide details of these reviews.

Question reference: S6W-36547

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on developing and piloting the NHS Scotland digital front door app.