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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 19 July 2025
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Question reference: S6O-02847

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of increasing violence towards teachers and students in schools.

Question reference: S6O-02837

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote and support cultural activities in the Rutherglen constituency.

Question reference: S6O-02851

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support student mental health and wellbeing.

Question reference: S6O-02849

  • Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out regarding any impact of UK immigration policies on universities in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-21594

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it being listed as the current site owner on its Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey – site register publication, what plans it has to develop the site of the former Carnbroe Mains Farm in Bellshill.

Question reference: S6W-21591

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it being listed as the current site owner on its Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey – site register publication, what plans it has to develop the site of the former Braehead Brickworks in Bargeddie.

Question reference: S6W-22918

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of the First Minister finding an old mobile phone with WhatsApp messages on it, whether it is the case that the First Minister had reported a mobile phone as missing, and, if it is the case, what steps were taken to address any potential security issues arising from a phone that had been used for government business being unaccounted for.

Question reference: S6W-23111

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the recently reported landslides at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful have had any impact on the delivery timescales of the (a) medium- and (b) long-term resilience solutions.

Question reference: S6W-23041

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which cabinet secretary or minister commissioned the guidance on mobile messaging apps as part of its record management policy, and when.

Question reference: S6W-23355

  • Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Neil Gray on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister’s Investor Panel will publish its recommendations and what the next steps will be for the Scottish Government.