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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 7 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-11875

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its most recent estimate is of the number of people in Scotland who have CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) skills, as referenced in Scotland's Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy 2021-2026.

Question reference: S6W-11874

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress in the implementation of the aims of Scotland's Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy 2021-2026.

Question reference: S6W-11867

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that tens of millions of pounds of renewable energy investment in Scotland is being put at risk and that there is a low rate of installation of public electric vehicle (EV) charging points as a result of delays in connecting vehicle charging hubs to power supplies.

Question reference: S6W-11878

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the amount currently being spent by the NHS on agency staff is an acceptable level of spending, and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.

Question reference: S6W-11926

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of digital pathology services across Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-11932

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the £11.2 million housing support for Ukrainian refugees across local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-11918

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the total pay-out has been for projects that have received funding from the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund since its introduction, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-11916

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many projects have (a) applied for and (b) received funding from the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund since its introduction, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-11912

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of every event that received funding from the Scotland’s Events Recovery Fund, broken down by (a) how much funding each event received and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-11920

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 04 November 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ensure that its new Cancer Strategy, due to be published in March 2023, addresses any unique difficulties in the early diagnosis of leukaemia.