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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S6O-01036

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities for expanding the provision of sites for Roma/Traveller communities and reducing time on waiting lists.

Question reference: S6O-01043

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to discuss devolving immigration powers to Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01033

  • Asked by: Evelyn Tweed, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the actions set out in its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan will support low-income families in Stirling.

Question reference: S6O-01045

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its international offices.

Question reference: S6W-08278

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what consideration it has given to whether people need to continue to be on Scotland’s Highest Risk List, formerly the Shielding List, as set out in the updated Strategic Framework of February 2022.

Question reference: S6W-07926

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the mileage rate for social care staff employed in the private or third sector to deliver public sector contracts should be consistent with the rate in the public sector.

Question reference: S6W-07927

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to increase mileage rates for all NHS and social care workers, to ensure they reflect the increased cost of petrol and diesel.

Question reference: S6W-07688

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making to meet the commitments it has made to support families, carers and children to learn BSL.

Question reference: S6W-07612

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether ScotRail will be subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 from 1 April 2022 when it moves into public ownership; what steps are being taken to ensure that historic emails and files held by Abellio ScotRail Limited are not destroyed or lost when the Abellio franchise expires, and what policies and practices will be in place to ensure that ScotRail operates in an open and transparent manner.

Question reference: S6W-07556

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) can take and (b) is taking to ensure that the Consul General of China does not have any undue influence over local or national politics in Scotland.