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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 3 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37648

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will assess any impact that the closure of Axis Studios and the reported loss of 160 jobs has had on the animation studio sector in Glasgow, and what information it holds on how many people who lost their jobs as a result of the closure have gained new employment with local digital and technology companies, in light of recent reports that Halon Entertainment plans to open a new animation studio in Glasgow and create up to 250 jobs in the next three years.

Question reference: S6W-38441

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether extra resources have been provided to Healthcare Improvement Scotland, in light of reports of an increased number of dentists choosing to register their practices as independent clinics.

Question reference: S6W-38440

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many dental practices registered with Healthcare Improvement Scotland as independent clinics in 2024-25, and, of those, how many had previously been providers of general dental services with their local NHS boards.

Question reference: S6W-38756

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38261 by Angela Constance on 17 June 2025, what the change in budget in real terms is for 2025-26 once inflation has been taken into account. 

Question reference: S6W-38491

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase business research and development (R&D) spending in Scotland, in light of reported research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that shows that Scotland's business enterprise R&D intensity in 2022 was only 1.45% of GDP, while it was 2% in the UK overall and more than 2.6% in Sweden.

Question reference: S6W-38490

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to (a) businesses and (b) public institutions to develop ideas and products through NASA's Technological Readiness Levels 4 to 6, commonly referred to within innovation circles as the "valley of death" due to the complexities of developing a product from the research stage to the development stage.

Question reference: S6W-38261

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm whether the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit's budget has been reduced by 3%, or just over £30,000.

Question reference: S6W-37652

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is undertaking any ongoing survey of local residents to capture their views regarding any changes in the community in relation to (a) drug-related litter, (b) instances of drug dealing and (c) street smoking or injecting, within the vicinity of the Thistle safer drug consumption facility.

Question reference: S6W-38439

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) pharmacists and (b) pharmacy technicians have registered with Healthcare Improvement Scotland as independent clinics since the coming into force of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Independent Health Care) Modification Order 2024 on 19 June 2024.

Question reference: S6W-38726

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 14 July 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of buses ordered to date under the second phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB 2) by (a) manufacturer and (b) place of manufacture.