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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 8 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-27428

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it is engaging with food delivery industry employers, including on matters of fair work, employment rights and safety.

Question reference: S6W-27393

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes have been built through the Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2016-17.

Question reference: S6W-27446

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on implementation of the Investor Panel's recommendation 16, and whether such a mechanism has been designed.

Question reference: S6W-27396

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Rural Housing Fund in each year since its introduction.

Question reference: S6W-27497

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what mandatory support and training is in place for workers in (a) NHS Scotland and (b) local authorities to ensure that they are equipped to meet the complex needs of veterans.

Question reference: S6W-27495

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address any stigma associated with veterans' mental health.

Question reference: S6W-27176

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Graduate Apprenticeship Enhancement Group has been created; who sits on it, and what the expected workstreams are for the group.   

Question reference: S6W-27458

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to understand the cause of the e-gate outage at Scottish airports on 7 May 2024, and what it is doing to ensure that such an incident does not occur during the upcoming summer tourist season.

Question reference: S6W-27481

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils were reported as being absent from school due to reasons relating specifically to parents working from home, since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-27423

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether failure to comply with the new repairing standards for fire safety and electrical redundancies, including a failure to install a Residual Current Device (RCD), which came into force in March 2024, could result in criminal prosecution.