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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41193

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that youth work services are accessible in areas of economic deprivation.

Question reference: S6W-41238

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many disclosure checks for Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certificates have taken longer than eight weeks to process in the current year.

Question reference: S6W-41232

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many recommendations from the Independent Care Review remain outstanding.

Question reference: S6W-41266

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many Disclosure Scotland employees have left their job, including through resignation, within their first year of employment since 2022.

Question reference: S6W-41216

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many children were waiting for adoption placements as of the latest date for which data is available, and what the longest waiting time currently is.

Question reference: S6W-41261

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much Disclosure Scotland has spent on agency or temporary staff in each of the last five financial years.

Question reference: S6W-41269

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that any delays in the processing of Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certificates by Disclosure Scotland have had on recruitment in the (a) social care and (b) teaching sector in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-41241

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many voluntary sector organisations have reported having to delay recruitment due to Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) processing times since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-41258

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many requests for respite care have been declined due to a lack of staff availability in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-41235

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms exist to evaluate complaints from children about their experience in public services.