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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 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-20715

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 August 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on action 5.11 of Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2022-2025 to provide suicide bereavement support across Scotland, including how its implementation will be funded.

Question reference: S6T-01497

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many public buildings are currently at risk due to the exposure of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

Question reference: S6T-01495

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of short-term let operators have applied to be licensed in advance of the deadline for applications under the licensing scheme of 1 October.

Question reference: S6F-02348

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government plans to maximise the economic benefits, including the number of new jobs, that result from any growth in renewable energy sources, including onshore wind.

Question reference: S6F-02343

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the steps that are being taken to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-02315

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-02318

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to data showing that the attainment gap has increased.

Question reference: S6F-02316

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-02323

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

To ask the First Minister, following the publication of NHS Tayside’s Due Diligence Review of Documentation Held Relating to Professor Eljamel, whether the Scottish Government will immediately approve an independent public inquiry.

Question reference: S6W-20680

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints of antisocial behaviour in short-term let properties have been recorded in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.