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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-23467

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made to identify an alternative to using Asulox as a method of bracken control.

Question reference: S6W-23466

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what specific outcomes or targets it seeks to achieve from running its Brush Up campaign.

Question reference: S6W-23317

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland currently (a) have and (b) are receiving treatment for cystic fibrosis.

Question reference: S6W-23538

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran in relation to recruitment and retention of medical staff, particularly at University Hospital Ayr.

Question reference: S6W-23534

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the use of text messaging to communicate with patients when using NHS services.

Question reference: S6W-23535

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with LGBT Health and Wellbeing regarding its New Scots strategy.

Question reference: S6W-23445

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken following the publication of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's 9th Report, 2022 (Session 6), Alternative pathways to primary care (SP Paper 201).

Question reference: S6W-23453

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what expressions of interest there have been from local authorities or transport authorities to utilise bus franchising powers under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.

Question reference: S6W-23222

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that multi-year funding arrangements for the voluntary sector have annual inflation-based uplifts inbuilt, at a level as close to inflation as possible.

Question reference: S6W-23263

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 12 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent the closure of Turning Point 218 due to a lack of funding from Glasgow City Council, with the loss of eight residential beds for women with a criminal justice background and complex needs, including substance use, in light of reported concerns that this may result in lives being lost and skilled workers being made redundant during its declared public health emergency regarding substance-use-related deaths.