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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: S6O-02723

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to its wider approach to tackling domestic abuse, including its work to develop Scotland’s first national multi-agency Domestic Homicide Review model.

Question reference: S6O-02716

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans it has to restore a reported £6.6 million reduction in funding to Creative Scotland for 2024-25.

Question reference: S6O-02713

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost of its Building a New Scotland series of papers, including the recently published Migration to Scotland after independence paper.

Question reference: S6O-02717

  • Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its humanitarian aid funding, whether it will provide an update on any further action it can take to help provide support to those affected by the conflict in Gaza.

Question reference: S6O-02720

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to introduce whole-life orders, in light of the UK Government’s announcement that it will expand their use in England and Wales.

Question reference: S6O-02731

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether schools should publish monthly reports on any reported incidents of abusive and violent behaviour.

Question reference: S6O-02714

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-22595

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, what work has been undertaken to provide for exemption schemes for people visiting family members in prison.

Question reference: S6W-22569

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 8 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill on developing countries.

Question reference: S6W-22501

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the creation of a national digital academy.