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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 14 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-32854

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to medical negligence claims settled by the NHS in the last five years, whether the cost of a claimant’s legal fees is normally (a) settled as part of the claim and (b) included in the total compensation payment figure, and, on average, what percentage of the total compensation payment such costs represent.

Question reference: S6W-32833

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the planned budget for flood prevention schemes is for 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-32852

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much compensation was paid by the NHS to settle medical negligence claims in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-32643

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what datasets are being developed to improve flood resilience decision making.

Question reference: S6W-32564

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many freedom of information requests it has refused in each of the last five years, broken down by the basis for refusal.

Question reference: S6W-32332

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of criminal cases in each of last five years have resulted in a plea agreement prior to trial.

Question reference: S6W-32245

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given to Sustrans in each year since the organisation was established.

Question reference: S6W-32645

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how real-time data is used to support emergency response and recovery during flood events.

Question reference: S6W-32301

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of cases handled by the Aberdeen office of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) resulted in a conviction in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-32307

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of cases handled by the Aberdeen office of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in the last year involved alleged offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.