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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-32876

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding access to urology services over the 2024-25 Christmas and New Year period, and what the outcome of these discussions was.

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-32920

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with NHS Scotland to improve the interoperability of health data to support higher quality and more patient-centred cancer care.

Question reference: S6W-32934

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will require SEPA to publish regular performance reports on the effectiveness of its automated customer hub in handling any 24-hour support needs.

Question reference: S6W-32880

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle serious violent crime, in light of reported figures stating that serious violent crime has almost doubled in a decade to more than 1,000 incidents per month.

Question reference: S6W-32847

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider including off-site based escapes in its monitoring framework for salmon farms, including escapes from transport crafts.

Question reference: S6W-32836

  • 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 whether it will provide an update on the status of all cycle 2 flood prevention schemes and when it plans to announce successful projects, and in which financial year the money will be drawn down.

Question reference: S6W-32713

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in adopting the recommendations made in the Report of the inquiry into Islamophobia in Scotland by the Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia.

Question reference: S6W-32704

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported statistics from Cancer Research UK showing that only one in two people in Scotland know that alcohol causes cancer, whether it plans to raise public awareness of the link between alcohol consumption and cancer.

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.