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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 21 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-01768

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the take-up rate has been for the Victim Notification Scheme, as a percentage of all eligible victims, in each of the last three financial years.

Question reference: S6W-01758

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it estimates unpaid community work for convicted criminals has had on reoffending rates.

Question reference: S6W-01764

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what legislative changes have been made as a result of the Victims Taskforce.

Question reference: S6W-01756

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government in how many cases body-worn cameras used by Police Scotland have been used as evidence to secure a conviction.

Question reference: S6W-01746

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what financial resources it has allocated to specifically support the mental health and wellbeing of (a) police officers and (b) Police Scotland support staff in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-01162

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC) contributing to PM2.5 (particulate matter) air pollution and such emissions being outside the scope of the industrial emissions directive, what measures it is taking to (a) reduce and (b) regulate particulate matter emissions from the Scotch whisky industry.

Question reference: S6W-01948

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued to public bodies regarding the permissibility of specifying community benefits that will be expected to be delivered as part of the terms of fulfilling public procurement contracts or agreements.

Question reference: S6W-01779

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the completion rate of Community Payback Orders, in light of figures suggesting that this stood at 69% in 2019-20.

Question reference: S6W-01410

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the support its provides to adopted families to be sufficient, given the recent report from Adoption UK Scotland, which stated that, for the third year in a row, over two-thirds of Barometer respondents said that they struggled to obtain help and support for their family.

Question reference: S6W-01423

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 August 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether its grant allocation to the Scottish Youth Parliament has increased for 2021-22 and, if so, (a) by how much and (b) for what reason.