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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 29 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-11544

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides have been recorded in mental health facilities in each year since 1999, broken down by location.

Question reference: S6W-11573

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any assessment it has made of the impact of stigma on late presentation of liver disease.

Question reference: S6W-11572

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of premature mortality due to liver disease on years of working life lost in 2021.

Question reference: S6W-11444

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding tenancies that have indexed or fixed rent increases as part of their contractual agreements, whether the provisions set out in the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill overwrite these contracts and lease arrangements, and, in instances where rent was previously set to increase after a certain date according to a contract, whether this will still happen, or whether it is now frozen.

Question reference: S6W-11424

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of ECO4 energy efficiency measures in Renfrewshire.

Question reference: S6W-11357

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the 2018 General Medical Services (GMS) Contract in Scotland, particularly in regards to rural GPs.

Question reference: S6W-11400

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people (a) were accepted onto pre-registration midwifery training courses, (b) started their pre-registration midwifery training, (c) were at any stage in their pre-registration midwifery training, and (d) successfully completed their pre-registration midwifery training, in each academic year since 2016-17.

Question reference: S6W-11380

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the job description is for a community planning partnership place director.

Question reference: S6W-11396

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its plan is for stopping the use of National Cancer Medicines Advisory Group recommended medicines that are not Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) approved, and therefore not considered cost effective, when there are SMC approved and cost-effective alternatives available to the NHS boards.

Question reference: S6W-11383

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 1 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been reallocated from Scottish Budget underspends in each year since 1999.