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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 14 August 2025
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Question reference: S6O-01349

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the first few weeks of operation, and how many women are now resident, at the newly opened Bella Centre in Dundee, the UK’s first community custody unit.

Question reference: S6O-01353

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is addressing court backlogs that are reportedly leading to young people being held on remand for longer than 140 days in young offenders institutions.

Question reference: S6O-01354

  • Asked by: Natalie Don-Innes, MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to assist those veterans, predominately women, who have been victims of military sexual trauma whilst on duty.

Question reference: S6O-01360

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government to which budget line the £5 million previously allocated to the Islands Bond scheme will be reallocated.

Question reference: S6O-01357

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated in the financial year 2022-23 for it and its agencies to spend on social media advertising.

Question reference: S6O-01355

  • Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions it has reached through its monitoring of the Community Payback Order scheme on its effectiveness at reducing reoffending.

Question reference: S6O-01364

  • Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on measures to close the educational attainment gap in schools in the Cowdenbeath constituency.

Question reference: S6O-01356

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of energy price and inflation increases on businesses and jobs.

Question reference: S6O-01367

  • Asked by: Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of its student accommodation strategy.

Question reference: S6O-01351

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the proposed Criminal Justice Reform Bill in its Programme for Government will aim to improve the experiences of victims in the justice system.