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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 12 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-32808

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to data from the British Heart Foundation showing that, in Scotland, women are less likely to undergo angiography, receive revascularisation therapies and receive potentially lifesaving medications when they leave hospital. 

Question reference: S6W-32828

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has commenced and/or commissioned a full multi-agency prevalence study as set out in recommendation 2 in the Policy Report: Sexual exploitation of children involved in the Children's Hearings System by Barnardo's Scotland and the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) in 2020.  

Question reference: S6W-32717

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21099 by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023, how many of its pharmacist pre-registration training places were (a) available and (b) filled on 31 December (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023 and (vi) 2024.

Question reference: S6W-32716

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many community pharmacies there were in NHS (a) Highland, (b) Grampian, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Western Isles areas on 31 December (i) 2021, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2023 and (iv) 2024.

Question reference: S6W-32810

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that the recent reports of "medical misogyny" within gynaecological health care will not affect people in the future. 

Question reference: S6W-32798

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it provides to prevent the closure of public libraries.

Question reference: S6W-32531

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether its five-year review of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 will include an assessment of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS), in light of those rules coming into effect in June 2021.

Question reference: S6W-32532

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its five-year review of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, what consideration is being given to when qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) may be disapplied due to fraud, abuse of process or unreasonable behaviour by the pursuer.

Question reference: S6W-32582

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of passengers using ScotRail services currently receive discounted or concessionary fares, and what impact this has on overall subsidy levels.

Question reference: S6W-32529

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, what its position is on the suggestion of a "portal" for case management.