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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 November 2025
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Question reference: S6O-01987

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it would remove its presumption against oil and gas from its Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan in the event that it received significant feedback in favour of such a move. 

Question reference: S6O-01970

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether any post-legislative reviews of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Scotland Act 2022 are being conducted.

Question reference: S6O-01972

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to define green jobs, including green energy jobs, to help ensure that investment and resources can be targeted to achieve a low-carbon economy.

Question reference: S6O-01986

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to extend free bus travel to everyone under the age of 26.

Question reference: S6O-01977

  • Asked by: Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any cost pressure on council budgets relating to private finance initiative and public private partnership contracts.

Question reference: S6O-01969

  • Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how its Covid Recovery Strategy is supporting third sector organisations in rural and island communities, such as Argyll and Bute, to improve health support, including for people with long COVID.

Question reference: S6O-01981

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with local communities to ensure that their transport needs are met.

Question reference: S6O-01973

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its initial assessment is of any potential impacts that the Windsor Framework may have on Scotland’s economy.

Question reference: S6O-01978

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government by how much local authority non-domestic rates bills will increase, following revaluation of public sector properties based on rebuild costs using the 1 April 2022 tone date.

Question reference: S6O-01976

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support, in addition to the local government settlement, will be allocated to Inverclyde Council in 2023-24, and how this compares to 2022-23.