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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 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-16421

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister's election pledge to hold an anti-poverty summit, whether it will provide details of the proposed (a) date and (b) invitees of the summit.

Question reference: S6W-16765

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the safety of white collar boxing events in Scotland, and whether it has considered proposals for all unlicensed white collar boxing events to comply with Boxing Scotland’s minimum criteria for such events.

Question reference: S6W-16491

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) pharmacists, (b) pharmacy technicians, (c) advanced nursing practitioners, (d) advanced paramedics, (e) mental health workers, (f) musculoskeletal physiotherapists and (g) community link workers have been recruited since 1 April 2022.

Question reference: S6W-16561

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) COSLA and (b) individual local authorities to discuss the viability of public swimming pools, in light of reported cost and funding pressures.

Question reference: S6W-16563

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce any financial measures to support (a) public leisure facilities and (b) schools, which have swimming pools.

Question reference: S6W-16603

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices there are in the top (a) 5% and (b) 10% of the (i) most and (ii) least deprived areas, according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).

Question reference: S6W-16623

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed in the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Germany's Federal Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Foreign Energy Policy on 5 December 2022.

Question reference: S6W-16599

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how much funding has been provided to council-owned care homes for older people in each financial year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S6W-16575

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed during the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Director General of the Instituto Cervantes on 3 November 2022.

Question reference: S6W-16583

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 21 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the topic of Scottish independence was discussed during the meeting between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Spanish Government's Cabinet Undersecretary for Culture and Sports on 2 November 2022.