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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 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-31663

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the (a) Metro Mayor of (i) Greater Manchester and (ii) the West Midlands and (b) Secretary of State for Transport regarding the potential revival of the HS2 Phase 2 development and how this could be extended further up the West Coast Main Line to Glasgow.

Question reference: S6W-31732

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what UK financial institutions currently provide refund guarantee products for shipbuilding projects.

Question reference: S6W-31907

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many men are currently waiting more than 18 months for a vasectomy.

Question reference: S6W-31731

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has noted the reportedly promising results from clinical trials in China of a surgical cervical shunting procedure, cervical lymphatic-venous anastomosis (LVA), to unclog cerebral lymphatic systems in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, as reported in General Psychiatry volume 37, issue 3, and whether it will promote any similar trials of this procedure in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-31497

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland who are above state pension age pay the (a) starter, (b) basic, (c) intermediate, (d) higher,  (e) advanced and (f) top rate of Scottish income tax.

Question reference: S6W-31549

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 3 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of agricultural land were taken out of use for farming in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-31496

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 3 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many farms in Scotland are bigger than 200 acres (81 hectares).

Question reference: S6W-31501

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many times section 45 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 has been used.

Question reference: S6W-31213

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government which members of the health and social care workforce are qualified to carry out home ear syringing services, and what assessment it has made of vacancy levels in this area, including any recruitment and retention challenges.

Question reference: S6W-31211

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether all parts of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area have access to a home ear syringing service, and, if not, which parts of the NHS board area do not currently have access to this service.