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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 7 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-07484

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the potential introduction of a national garden waste tax.

Question reference: S6W-07376

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many victims of modern slavery have been identified in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-07359

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Homes for Scotland report, The Social and Economic Benefits of Home Building in Scotland.  

Question reference: S6W-07232

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will bring into force part 8 (Recovery of Unpaid Parking Charges) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.

Question reference: S6W-07458

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it has supported former Hong Kong residents who have resettled in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-07336

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many people and (b) what proportion of the population (i) have received a (A) positive (1) predictive and (2) diagnostic and (B) negative (1) predictive and (2) diagnostic test for Huntington’s disease, and (ii) are at risk of inheriting Huntington’s disease but have not been tested, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S6W-07354

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been, for people waiting for treatment through specialist mental health services for adults with learning disabilities, broken down by NHS board, in each of the last five years.  

Question reference: S6W-07397

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06381 by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022, which NHS boards are currently providing in-person antenatal classes.

Question reference: S6W-07437

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has hosted another roundtable event on actions taken to tackle spiking crimes following an initial meeting on 4 November 2021.

Question reference: S6W-07383

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 25 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have reported incidents of door-to-door scams to Police Scotland in each year since 1999.