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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-15726

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learned exercise carried out by Strathesk Resolutions throughout 2021-22.

Question reference: S6W-15571

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national payment for kinship carers, and, if so, when it anticipates such a payment will be agreed and delivered.

Question reference: S6W-15511

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many district nurses have been employed by the NHS in each of the last five years, and what its position is on the provision of regular district nurse visits to people over 65.

Question reference: S6W-15513

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it will (a) set out the (i) remit of and (ii) reporting mechanisms available to the newly-appointed Women’s Health Champion, and (b) provide the contact details for the role, to enable MSPs and other relevant bodies to arrange meetings with and ask questions of them.  

Question reference: S6W-15480

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what internal governance is required by NHS boards to ensure that NHSScotland Design Assessment Process (NDAP) action plans are completed.

Question reference: S6W-15499

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) surplus and (b) deficit has been generated by the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel in each year since 2016-17.

Question reference: S6W-15478

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided, or is in discussion regarding the provision of, additional funding for the replacement of equipment at The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre.

Question reference: S6W-15581

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government on what date it (a) received the request from NHS Lanarkshire and (b) confirmed the 2022-23 funding for the National Treatment Centre in Cumbernauld.

Question reference: S6W-15481

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the report of the NHSScotland Design Assessment Process (NDAP) for The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre Project, which was undertaken in 2019, will be published.

Question reference: S6W-15976

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for the position of Chair of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) when the current Chair’s term comes to an end on 31 August 2023, and whether it will set out the potential implications for the new qualifications body that is to replace the SQA in 2024.