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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 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-16166

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing the reported increasing cost of hospital travel expenses during the cost of living crisis, particularly for any cancer patients ineligible for help with travel costs at the time of their diagnosis.

Question reference: S6W-16719

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether any impact assessment was conducted before the decision was made to end the Network Support Grant Plus on 31 March 2023, and, if so, whether it will provide further information on the key findings of any such assessment.

Question reference: S6W-16704

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to ensure that rural communities have access to local GP services.

Question reference: S6W-16262

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessments are required to be undertaken in relation to pupils affected by mothballed schools.

Question reference: S6W-16178

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15479 by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023, what updated assurance processes are now required for The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre, and for what reason this is being introduced at this stage in the build process and was not introduced at an earlier stage.

Question reference: S6W-16806

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many households Connecting Scotland has reached since the programme was launched.

Question reference: S6W-16601

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many social care staff are currently employed on zero hours contracts.

Question reference: S6W-16558

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15852 by Jenny Gilruth on 27 March 2023, whether it is the case that Transport Scotland has not reviewed or increased the Network Support Grant base rate since 2012, and, if it is the case, what the reason is for this.

Question reference: S6W-16553

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a proposal to fully dual the A1 between Edinburgh and the border with England was not included in the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).

Question reference: S6W-16411

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what risk assessments it has undertaken regarding any risk to health of asbestos in schools.