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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 21 August 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36678

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many tribunals in relation to school support have taken place in each local authority area in each year since 1999, broken down by the reason for the tribunal.

Question reference: S6W-36385

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make representations to COSLA in relation to a review of education funding formulas, in light of the introduction of VAT on fees for independent schools and any potential for increased state school admissions.

Question reference: S6W-36387

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much Pupil Equity Funding has not been spent or has been returned to it in each financial year since its introduction.

Question reference: S6W-36587

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many international students have accessed GP services in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-36586

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many international students have been treated at A&E in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-35745

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) birth to two-, (b) three- to five- and (c) six- to 12-year-olds have been supported as part of the Childsmile campaign in each year since 2006, broken down by local authority area. 

Question reference: S6W-36386

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the average pupil-teacher ratio has been in schools in each local authority area in each year since 1999, also broken down by (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools.

Question reference: S6W-36378

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many callouts have been made to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to respond to fires involving rechargeable lithium-ion battery devices in flats in each year since 2010. 

Question reference: S6W-36379

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have been refused a co-ordinated support plan in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area. 

Question reference: S6W-35743

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many exclusions of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils have taken place in each year since 1999, broken down by (i) local authority area and (ii) pupil year group.