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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 26 March 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36035

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 March 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the delay in implementing the Fracture Liaison Service audit on the ability to (a) evaluate gaps in osteoporosis care and (b) prevent avoidable fractures.

Question reference: S6O-04496

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of some teachers requesting self-defence classes due to the prevalence of violence in schools.

Question reference: S6W-35233

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland have (a) transfusion dependent thalassaemia and (b) sickle cell disease, also broken down by how many might be eligible for treatment with exagamglogene autotemcel, a gene-edited therapy manufactured in Scotland, if this was made available. 

Question reference: S6W-35234

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, following the treatment, exagamglogene autotemcel, which is a gene-edited therapy manufactured in Scotland, being approved for use in England to treat (a) transfusion dependent thalassaemia and (b) sickle cell disease, what engagement it is having with the NHS and suppliers toward making this available in Scotland, also broken down by what date it will be made available to people eligible for it, if approved. 

Question reference: S6O-04441

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress with the cladding remediation programme.

Question reference: S6O-04289

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support and grow the night-time economy in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6O-04263

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the replacement of HMP Barlinnie, including in relation to the delivery date and cost.

Question reference: S6W-32257

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for which conditions policy will be developed as a result of the additional funding for long-term conditions outlined in its draft Budget 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-32367

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that contracts with pharmacies in NHS Lothian to receive and replace used sharps bins for patients requiring to take injectable medicines have ended due to lack of funds.

Question reference: S6W-32366

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 December 2024

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the recommended protocol is for (a) disposing of and (b) obtaining replacement sharps bins.