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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-02428

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to cultural activities in the Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency.

Question reference: S6O-02427

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting culture and the arts in the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency.

Question reference: S6O-02430

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its latest Building a New Scotland paper, what its position is on how a written constitution could protect democracy, the sovereignty of the people, freedom and the rule of law in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-02441

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that prolonging phase 3 of the Learning Estate Investment Programme will further delay the delivery of a primary school in the Western Gateway area of Dundee.

Question reference: S6O-02429

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to "support the constitutional protection of the specific interests and needs of island communities", as outlined in its latest Building a New Scotland paper.

Question reference: S6O-02425

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the latest paper in the Building a New Scotland series, for what reasons it considers that an independent Scotland would need a written constitution.

Question reference: S6O-02440

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the role that the third sector plays in supporting education and developing skills.

Question reference: S6O-02447

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to end the marking and assessment boycott in Scottish universities.

Question reference: S6O-02424

To ask the Scottish Government how the latest Building a New Scotland paper advances its prospectus for independence.

Question reference: S6O-02443

To ask the Scottish Government which parts of the independent review of the skills delivery landscape it plans to implement.