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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-33109

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many serving justices of the peace there are, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-33180

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost has been for maintenance per mile of the A90 over the last five years, and how this compares with other trunk roads.

Question reference: S6W-32901

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of homeless people who are hospitalised each year and who are subsequently discharged, including their average length of stay, and what support is provided to them on discharge, including with (a) improving their welfare, (b) finding accommodation, (c) finding employment, (d) accessing education, (e) accessing drug, alcohol and/or other recovery services, (f) accessing NHS services and (g) improving their health outcomes.

Question reference: S6W-32979

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 23 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the transparency and accountability of decisions made by the Energy Consents Unit, and what plans it has to enhance public reporting on how projects are evaluated.

Question reference: S6O-04272

  • Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the public and private sector to develop carbon literacy skills.

Question reference: S6O-04266

  • Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on relaxing any conservation area restrictions that prevent the installation of solar panels and other energy saving initiatives.

Question reference: S6O-04269

  • Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it protects the environment and the interests of local communities regarding the construction of battery storage plants within rural settings.

Question reference: S6O-04268

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its stated commitment to end charges for non-residential care by the end of the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6O-04270

  • Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether feasibility studies and development expenditure for ports and harbours will be eligible for funding as part of the investment in maintaining and improving ports and harbours that is proposed in its draft Budget 2025-26.

Question reference: S6O-04273

  • Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that Falkirk Council is to consider a motion calling for immediate action by the Scottish Government to support the Grangemouth chemical cluster and the future of its industry.