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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 8 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-30527

  • Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2024
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Alasdair Allan on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress of its Heat in Buildings Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-30557

  • Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2024
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it is making towards delivering its Fisheries Management Plans.

Question reference: S6W-30389

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to discuss the safety of battery storage facilities.

Question reference: S6W-30394

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the eligibility criteria for the Key Worker Fund to landlords in the private rented sector.

Question reference: S6W-30195

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government which national public awareness health campaigns it has funded since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-30206

  • Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Gamekeepers Association regarding initiatives that can be taken to protect capercaillie.

Question reference: S6W-30192

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that its international offices have spent over £430,000 on events such as whisky tastings over the last three years.

Question reference: S6W-30164

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Housing last met with South Ayrshire Council to discuss its local housing strategy.

Question reference: S6W-30161

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27871 by Gillian Martin on 7 June 2024, when it will publish Zero Waste Scotland's landfill ban and infrastructure capacity report.

Question reference: S6W-30232

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics, 2023, which was due to be published in November 2024 is recorded in its calendar of statistical releases as being delayed, and by what date this will be published.