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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-02806

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the budget for its Mental Health Directorate having increased substantially in the past three years, how it plans to measure the impact of this spend, including outcomes for people with mental health conditions.

Question reference: S6O-02803

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other relevant UK Government departments regarding the provision of future agricultural funding for Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-02798

To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper, Our marine sector in an independent Scotland, will support Scotland's fisheries and coastal communities.

Question reference: S6O-02815

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls from Age Scotland and others to improve plans for the new Pension Age Disability Payment by including extra mobility and travel support for recipients.

Question reference: S6O-02813

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to provide financial support to those infected with chronic hepatitis B due to receiving contaminated blood.

Question reference: S6O-02821

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with Social Security Scotland to help with the heating costs of households in the north east.

Question reference: S6O-02808

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support children with long COVID.

Question reference: S6O-02801

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-02811

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the sustainability of healthcare services in Edinburgh, in light of the significant increase in the population of the Lothian region in recent years.

Question reference: S6O-02819

To ask the Scottish Government what recent correspondence it has had with the UK Government regarding any impact on its housing policies in Scotland of Local Housing Allowance rates.