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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-27033

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation took place with (a) staff and (b) trade unions before the decision was made to close all VisitScotland information centres.

Question reference: S6W-27130

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to Breathing Space in the last four financial years, including 2024-25, broken down by year.

Question reference: S6W-27288

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use digital and social media platforms to effectively disseminate wildfire prevention information to the public.

Question reference: S6W-27295

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will repeal the short-term lets regulations, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-27287

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to fighting wildfires in Scotland in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S6W-27112

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the original funding that was allocated to the National Acquisition Plan has been distributed to each successful application, and whether it will provide an update on how much each successful applicant has spent of its distributed funding to date.

Question reference: S6W-27121

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is designing a successor to the Women's Health Plan 2021-2024.

Question reference: S6W-27108

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government from which existing budget line the commitment to uplift the Affordable Housing Supply Programme by £80 million will be funded.

Question reference: S6W-27290

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will detail its investment in state-of-the-art technology and aerial surveillance for early detection and response to wildfires.

Question reference: S6W-27286

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 14 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources it is making available to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to deal with wildfires.