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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 16 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-03505

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the independent expert working group report on achieving a 48-hour working week (without averaging) for junior doctors.

Question reference: S6W-03187

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when the next round of the Scottish Crown Estate Net Revenue Allocation Scheme will be (a) determined and (b) dispersed.

Question reference: S6W-03306

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what additional NHS workload, expressed as a percentage, it estimates will result from COP26.

Question reference: S6W-03307

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that the ministerial code applies to its special advisers.

Question reference: S6W-03244

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide for carers in light of the expiry of temporary changes to Carer’s Allowance rules that allowed them to maintain the allowance when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in them having to take breaks in care.

Question reference: S6W-03251

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02502 by Kevin Stewart on 21 September 2021, for what reason this data on dementia diagnosis is not held centrally, and what effect this has on its ability to workforce plan and target resources effectively.

Question reference: S6W-03252

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02503 by Kevin Stewart on 21 September 2021, for what reason this data on what the average time has been to see a dementia specialist is not held centrally, and what effect this has on its ability to workforce plan and target resources effectively.

Question reference: S6W-02855

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will increase spending to ensure that the NHS can (a) provide adequate support to staff in relation to mental health issues, (b) ensure staff safety in hospitals and (c) overcome any low staffing issues.

Question reference: S6W-02384

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the NHS Highland area have waited longer than the 18-week referral-to-treatment waiting time standard for orthopaedic treatment in each month since January 2020.

Question reference: S6W-03519

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for No One Left Behind, and its ambitions to reform employability services in Scotland.