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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-07788

  • Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a Blue Economy Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-07792

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Richard Lochhead on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the further implementation of No One Left Behind and how transforming employment support may help to tackle poverty.

Question reference: S6W-07802

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Kate Forbes on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to publish the findings of the City Centre Recovery Task Force.

Question reference: S6W-07783

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Patrick Harvie on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Heat Networks Delivery Plan.

Question reference: S6W-07438

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 31 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in commissioning and completing independent research on the legal aid sector and levels of remuneration, as recommended in Legal Aid Payment Review Panel - Report to the Minister for Community Safety, published in July 2021.

Question reference: S6W-07375

  • 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 withdrawn 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.