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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-23377

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many Distress Brief Interventions have been provided in the NHS Lanarkshire area over the past year.

Question reference: S6W-23411

  • Asked by: Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of making medicinal cannabis more widely available on the NHS for adults with epilepsy.

Question reference: S6W-23368

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to Peatland ACTION projects, for what reason the prior information notice (PIN) process is used rather than the contract notice and contract award notice process.

Question reference: S6W-23358

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it first became aware of the Chief Constable of Police Scotland’s reported 120-mile journey from Edinburgh to Durham in a police vehicle driven by an on-duty police officer.

Question reference: S6W-23386

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many veterans have declared themselves homeless in Scotland in each financial year since 2018-19.

Question reference: S6W-23382

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed the availability in Scotland of cystic fibrosis drugs with the UK Government.

Question reference: S6W-23370

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much Peatland ACTION spent within Dumfries and Galloway in the current financial year, expressed both in monetary terms and as a percentage of overall spend.

Question reference: S6W-23334

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the consultation for a Fairer Council Tax.

Question reference: S6W-23324

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how the hospice workforce is being considered in workforce planning and budgeting, including future discussions on NHS pay and awards.

Question reference: S6W-23302

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reprioritisation of the £22.4 million funding from the Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund will have on the delivery of priorities outlined in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.