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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 2 July 2025
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Question reference: S6O-00556

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Scottish National Investment Bank's investment portfolio.

Question reference: S6O-00550

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had regarding the Hunterston PARC development.

Question reference: S6O-00553

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support and advice it plans to provide to enable the establishment of community heat and power networks to deliver net zero targets.

Question reference: S6O-00548

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the red meat industry.

Question reference: S6O-00551

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to support town centres.

Question reference: S6O-00526

  • Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether the emergence of the Omicron variant has influenced its discussions with the UK Government regarding the four-nation approach to vaccine procurement, particularly in relation to the Valneva vaccine and any potential need to deploy different vaccine formulations both domestically and internationally.

Question reference: S6O-00534

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to allowing registered social landlords to purchase properties from homeowners who would like to remain in their homes but become social housing tenants.

Question reference: S6O-00543

  • Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the steps that it is taking to strengthen Scotland's international relationships.

Question reference: S6O-00539

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA.

Question reference: S6O-00525

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of GP numbers and surgery provision in the north east.