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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 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-22921

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of renewable energy projects on food production.

Question reference: S6W-22777

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any potential implications for the competitive position of the steel plants at Clydebridge in Cambuslang and Dalzell in Motherwell, to the reported proposal by British Steel to invest £1.25 billion, with the support of the UK Government, in two electric arc furnaces at its headquarters in Scunthorpe and its manufacturing site in Teesside.

Question reference: S6W-22772

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost was of the public inquiry into hepatitis C and HIV infection acquired from NHS treatment in Scotland with contaminated blood and blood products, and what percentage of this was spent on legal fees.

Question reference: S6W-22770

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what input it has made to the Infected Blood Inquiry to date.

Question reference: S6W-22774

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) not to recommend Kaftrio for funding on the NHS, and what impact it considers this decision could have on patients with cystic fibrosis.

Question reference: S6W-22799

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it is making available to East Lothian Council to assist with the cost of replacing the 140-year-old primary school in the village of East Linton.

Question reference: S6W-22733

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of the number of records relating to the former Cabinet Secretary for (a) Health and Social Care’s and (b) Health and Sport's COVID-19 pandemic response that have been recorded and retained as part of its Records Management Plan and mobile messaging policy, broken down by the medium through which any recorded messages were communicated.

Question reference: S6W-22688

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it applies when prioritising the capital funding allocation for the building of new health infrastructure.

Question reference: S6W-22906

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to undertake a full review of the Young Patients Family Fund, including its eligibility criteria, to assess its impact to date.

Question reference: S6W-22807

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to maximise the number of children and young people with cancer and their families accessing the Young Patients Family Fund by targeting those who are eligible for, but not currently accessing, the Fund.