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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 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-10822

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work has been undertaken on plans for a Future Generations Commission in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-10829

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent a future shortfall of first-year student accommodation for those aged 17.

Question reference: S6W-10774

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of its review of Individual Placement and Support employability services.

Question reference: S6W-10793

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many recorded incidents of bicycle theft there have been in each year since 2017, and, of those, how many resulted in a conviction.

Question reference: S6W-10845

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people are employed for the Redress Scotland Scheme and how sensitive information is shared between them.   

Question reference: S6W-10854

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether priority is given to vulnerable adult applicants to Scotland’s Redress Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-10877

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with local authorities to roll out more Safe to School initiatives.

Question reference: S6W-10742

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 September 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the gender breakdown by age grouping of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Scotland under its Super Sponsor scheme.

Question reference: S6W-10531

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £50 million announced in June 2022 to support a new approach to reduce A&E waiting times has been allocated to date, broken down by the amount allocated to each NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-10528

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been treated in each of the Early Cancer Diagnosis Centres that are currently operational to date.