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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 18 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41256

  • 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 funding it has allocated to ensure that The Promise's goals are fully embedded in Children’s Hearings Scotland's training programme.

Question reference: S6W-41217

  • 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 the total spend on recruitment for adoption and support services has been in each year since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-41251

  • 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 funded childcare providers have deregistered since 2021, broken down by (a) voluntary sector, (b) private and (c) council-run settings.

Question reference: S6W-41187

  • 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 role youth work plays in addressing issues such as substance abuse and other health-related concerns among young people.

Question reference: S6W-41223

  • 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 playparks have been closed due to safety concerns in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-41224

  • 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 local authorities currently have no ring-fenced capital budget for playpark maintenance or renewal.

Question reference: S6W-41200

  • 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 partnerships exist between government bodies, local authorities and youth organisations to assess the economic value of youth work.

Question reference: S6W-41215

  • 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 early learning and childcare settings have been inspected by the Care Inspectorate from 2022 to 2025, and how many of these received “weak” or “unsatisfactory” grades.

Question reference: S6W-41213

  • 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 its estimate is of the average waiting time between a parent applying for a nursery place and them receiving confirmation of availability.

Question reference: S6W-41214

  • 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 average cost of private nursery fees for children aged under two, and what information it holds on the proportion of families that report going into debt to cover the cost of these fees.