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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 12 February 2025
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Question reference: S6W-34485

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 31 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on ScotRail fares for 2025.

Question reference: S6W-32511

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how often the Lord Advocate’s instructions have been used to protect victims of human trafficking and exploitation since the commencement of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015.

Question reference: S6W-32508

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that the justice system treats children who are criminally exploited as victims rather than offenders, and how justice professionals and their colleagues in child protection teams communicate and share information with each other to ensure that the children involved are identified and supported.

Question reference: S6W-32510

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve coordination and information sharing between the justice, social services and education sectors, other statutory agencies and the third sector to address the criminal exploitation of children.

Question reference: S6W-32498

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the (a) UK Government, (b) Welsh Government, and (c) Northern Ireland Executive regarding how to respond to the criminal exploitation of children, and whether it is developing a coordinated approach to deal with cross-border issues that have arisen in relation to this issue.

Question reference: S6W-32501

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives there are to inform (a) children, (b) parents and (c) the public regarding the awareness, signs and risks of the criminal exploitation of children and where to seek help should they have concerns regarding this.

Question reference: S6W-32504

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is implementing to improve the (a) reporting and (b) detection of the criminal exploitation of children.

Question reference: S6W-32513

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 regarding children who have been criminally exploited.

Question reference: S6W-32512

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted into the effectiveness of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 regarding the protection of children who have been criminally exploited (a) by offering them presumption against prosecution and (b) through sanctioning perpetrators. 

Question reference: S6W-32502

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated to services and programmes over the last five years aimed at (a) early intervention in response to and (b) the prevention of criminal exploitation of children.