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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 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-32764

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27327 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, whether the information requested has now been published, and if so, whether it can provide details of this.

Question reference: S6W-32740

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people who were referred to its Distress Brief Intervention service received the full two weeks of one-to-one support with a specially trained practitioner each year, broken down by  health and social care partnership area.

Question reference: S6W-32742

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people who were initially referred to its Distress Brief Intervention service have been referred to it (a) for a second time and (b) multiple times each year, broken down by  health and social care partnership area.

Question reference: S6W-32881

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported statistics from the Office for National Statistics stating that 20% of firms in Scotland have had more difficulty recruiting workers, compared with other parts of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-32859

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings within the Highlands and Islands region fall under the scope of the Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-32741

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many practitioners has it trained to participate in its Distress Brief Intervention service each year, broke down by health and social care partnership area.

Question reference: S6W-32721

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many productions organised by Scottish Ballet have taken place in (a) the Highlands and Islands region and (b) nationally in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-32977

  • 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 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the criteria used by the Energy Consents Unit to evaluate energy infrastructure projects, in light of reported concerns that net zero contributions are being prioritised over community and environmental considerations.

Question reference: S6W-32781

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) report, Exploring the delivery of alcohol-related health advice in dental practice settings: A scoping review, and what its position is on whether there is a role for dentists in addressing alcohol-related harm.

Question reference: S6W-32784

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will raise public awareness of the role of dentists in addressing alcohol-related harm.