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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-21741

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support collaborative and integrated land management under the proposed Agriculture Bill, including whether it will include such measures in the Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21903

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland will provide an assessment of the crewing (a) model and (b) employment conditions proposed by (i) DFDS and (ii) Ptarmigan Shipping for restoring roll-on/roll-off ferry links between Scotland and northern Europe.

Question reference: S6W-21905

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which ports in northern Europe are under consideration as part of any proposals that it has seen for restoring roll-on, roll-off ferry services from Rosyth.

Question reference: S6W-21762

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported warnings from several national supermarkets regarding an increase in shoplifting.

Question reference: S6W-21766

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many dog attacks have resulted in hospitalisation in the last five years, broken down by dog breed.

Question reference: S6W-21699

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its officials and other advisers are currently working on the proposed Abortion Services Safe Access Zones (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S6W-21647

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve awareness of the COVID-19 post-exposure treatments available to people at high risk, and of how people can access such treatments.

Question reference: S6W-21731

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide figures on how many (a) pieces of human tissue, (b) brains and (c) other human materials, which were recovered during post-mortem examinations conducted under the instruction of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), are currently in storage.

Question reference: S6W-21710

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards implementing article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Question reference: S6W-21751

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 October 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to improve ear wax removal services, and whether it will improve guidance on wax removal services to ensure that any guidance is clear, accurate and up to date.