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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 22 June 2025
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Question reference: S6O-04324

  • Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on using the blood spot test given to newborn babies to screen for spinal muscular atrophy to support early diagnosis and effective treatment of babies born with the condition.

Question reference: S6O-04316

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on annual reporting of its incentivisation of selective fishing gear and low-impact techniques that the rural affairs secretary committed to commissioning in January 2023.

Question reference: S6O-04325

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting times are for a neurodevelopmental assessment and a speech and language therapy assessment for children and young people in NHS Lanarkshire and in Scotland as a whole.

Question reference: S6O-04340

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with the UK Government regarding the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign and potential compensation for women in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04345

  • Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its national mission for tackling child poverty.

Question reference: S6W-34284

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether funding for the Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland will be separate and additional to existing budgets.

Question reference: S6W-34165

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that doctors are protected from assault in the workplace.

Question reference: S6W-34103

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what recent analysis it has carried out on how the use of pagers potentially impacts on NHS staff efficiency and response times in emergencies.

Question reference: S6W-34035

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33142 by Neil Gray on 21 January 2025, what the cost was of training Foundation Year 1 doctors in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-34123

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is monitoring any delays to surgeries caused by the use of surgical wards for so-called medical boarders, and what steps it is taking to address any such issue.