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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-31878

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend the Scottish Women's Aid Fund to Leave to victim-survivors of financial abuse.

Question reference: S6W-31883

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024–2030 (a) protects Scotland's (i) rainforest and (ii) native woodlands and (b) mitigates the spread of rhododendron ponticum.

Question reference: S6W-31908

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it first received the A96 Corridor Review before it was publicly released on 28 November 2024.

Question reference: S6W-31865

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its reported decision to delay the full dualling of the A96, when the Cabinet Secretary for Transport last travelled on the A96 in order to understand the reported concerns regarding this decision.

Question reference: S6W-31859

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered implementing national maternity safety ambitions, in light of these being implemented in England.

Question reference: S6W-31858

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Department of Health and Social Care regarding national maternity safety ambitions.

Question reference: S6W-31837

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024–2030 on 27 November 2024, how it will increase public grant support to levels that will meet its ambition to regenerate native woodland landscapes, particularly to reduce the browsing impacts from deer and sheep

Question reference: S6W-31986

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that the fishing quota for Scotland following exiting the EU has been used to support the fishing businesses with the most selective and/or lowest impact approach to fishing, in line with duties set out in section 25 of the Fisheries Act 2020.

Question reference: S6W-31924

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that communities do not lose access to dentistry services.

Question reference: S6W-31950

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Household Survey 2023 findings, which show a further decline in respondents' formal volunteer participation, will be considered when finalising the decision regarding the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) fee proposals for volunteers in qualifying voluntary organisations.