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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-24202

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates its proposed £5,869,000 reduction to the VisitScotland budget, as set out in the 2024-25 Scottish Budget, will have on its ability to promote Scotland as a prime tourist destination.

Question reference: S6W-24156

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, Citizenship in an independent Scotland, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.

Question reference: S6W-24146

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, A stronger economy with independence.

Question reference: S6W-24030

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what objectives it set for any funding that it provided to Shelter, the National Campaign for Homeless People Limited in 2022.

Question reference: S6W-23912

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what lessons it has learned from the launch of Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) enforcement, and how it plans to share these with Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen ahead of their LEZ launches in 2024.

Question reference: S6W-24151

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Social security in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-24158

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, An independent Scotland in the EU, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.

Question reference: S6W-24152

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, Independence in the Modern World. Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.

Question reference: S6W-24155

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.

Question reference: S6W-23886

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 12 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23231 by Mairi McAllan on 11 December 2023, how much more data it anticipates it will gather before being able to establish a baseline or trends.