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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38683

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported statement by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service that the "normal volume" of scheduled criminal trials for an "efficient system" is 20,000 is (a) accurate and (b) reasonable.

Question reference: S6W-38610

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what value of financial penalties on colleges and universities for recruiting above their allocated funded places has been returned to and received by the Scottish Government in each year since 1999, broken down by individual (a) college and (b) university.

Question reference: S6W-38640

  • Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its reported plans to downgrade the Wishaw Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, what modelling has been undertaken of any increased use of the neonatal transport team to transport babies to other hospitals.

Question reference: S6W-38615

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that palliative care becomes a national priority.

Question reference: S6W-38618

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what resources have been made available for the Scotland-Flanders joint working action plan.

Question reference: S6W-38637

  • Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many babies have been admitted to Wishaw Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; how many of these babies came from other NHS board areas, and what the originating NHS board areas were.

Question reference: S6W-38629

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what types of participation are measured in the Annual Participation Measure.

Question reference: S6W-38639

  • Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its reported plans to downgrade the Wishaw Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will have on existing staffing levels.

Question reference: S6W-38564

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in the last five years, how many teachers have left the profession early due to safety concerns or lack of support.  

Question reference: S6W-38636

  • Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its reported plans to downgrade the Wishaw Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in light of reports of continued concerns from the local community.