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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 30 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-19144

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many newborn screenings have taken place in each month since July 2021.

Question reference: S6W-19126

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many carer breaks have been delivered to people in each year since the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force, also given as a proportion of people eligible for one, and broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-19158

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of sextortion have been recorded by Police Scotland in each year since 2017.

Question reference: S6W-19109

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to roll out the No-one Dies Alone initiative to train and support people to act as companions for people at the end of life.

Question reference: S6W-19112

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many memorandums of understanding have been agreed between hospices and NHS boards in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-19125

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it will update the Parliament on the National Outcomes and the inclusion of a care and carers outcome.

Question reference: S6W-19458

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2023
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has come to a decision on whether to provide the Scottish SPCA with additional powers to investigate wildlife crime, following the Scottish SPCA taskforce review.

Question reference: S6W-19290

  • Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on efforts to recommence operations at Stoneywood paper mill in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S6W-19229

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on any economic impact of research and development collaborations between Scottish universities and higher education institutions in the rest of the United Kingdom.

Question reference: S6W-19181

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the preferred option for the long-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful to protect vehicles from landslips, whether considerations for critical abnormal loads, such as wind turbine blades and other renewable energy components, will be taken into consideration during early-stage planning.