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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 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-07495

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional support needs (ASN) schools have been built in the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-07379

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to investigate sexual trauma and abuse experienced by disabled people.

Question reference: S6W-07407

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported shortfall of legal aid providers in family law.

Question reference: S6W-07373

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many Blue Badges have been issued in each local authority area, in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-07374

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many Blue Badge applications have been rejected in each local authority area, in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-07409

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects projects from the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round to start generating electricity, and what generating capacity, in GW, it anticipates in (a) the first year of operation and (b) each of the following years.

Question reference: S6W-07426

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress that has been made on implementing the recommendations of the report Improving housing outcomes for women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

Question reference: S6W-07406

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in establishing a pilot of mandatory meetings on alternatives to court, in line with its statutory duty as set out in the Children (Scotland) Act 2020.

Question reference: S6W-07431

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government to what extent Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd applied the Fair Work Framework in assessing preferred bidder status for the contract to build two ferries for Islay.

Question reference: S6W-07582

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 March 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings (a) ministers and (b) its officials have had with representatives of DP World since January 2019.