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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 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-36951

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported challenges in the recruitment of retained firefighters in rural and island communities.

Question reference: S6W-36953

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has held with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding additional incentives to support retained firefighter recruitment and retention in the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S6W-36954

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a specific retention package for retained firefighters in remote and island areas.

Question reference: S6W-36961

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the average time spent by each fire station was in each of the last 10 years in engaging with stakeholders on reducing the risk of wildfires.

Question reference: S6W-36812

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its civil servants earning above £50,000 are registered as taxpayers elsewhere in the UK.

Question reference: S6W-36472

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an assessment of how full fiscal autonomy could impact on (a) household incomes, (b) taxation levels and (c) welfare provision in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-37088

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any modelling on the potential long-term demographic impact of poor access to healthcare services in rural areas, and whether it will publish any such analysis. 

Question reference: S6W-36981

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether any civil servants are still working full or part time on independence-related work, and, if so, how many, and in which directorates they are based.

Question reference: S6W-36992

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current level of office occupancy across its estate represents value for money.

Question reference: S6W-36979

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will follow the example of England in prohibiting under-18s from receiving non-surgical cosmetic treatments, such as fillers and Botox