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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 9 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-16004

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has decided to end the provision of routine breast screening for women aged over 75, and, if so, what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-15939

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many planning application appeals it has received in each of the last five years on the grounds of non-determination, where a local authority has been unable to reach a decision within six months, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) type of application.

Question reference: S6W-16009

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of a Food Commission.

Question reference: S6W-15924

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in relation to introducing guidelines that require owners to control their pets in public spaces.

Question reference: S6W-15929

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15344 by Lorna Slater on 10 March 2023, whether it will provide the information requested regarding (a) what communication it has had with drinks suppliers outside of Scotland to inform them of the Deposit Return Scheme, and (b) which companies it has informed of the scheme in each of the last 12 months, also broken down by country or region.  

Question reference: S6W-15698

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation by the Children’s Parliament that the Scottish Government should stop alcohol sponsorship of events at which children may be present. 

Question reference: S6W-15612

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the response to the members' business debate on motion S6M-03777 (MND Scotland Report, No Time to Lose: Addressing the Housing Needs of People with MND) by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government on 21 June 2022 (Official Report, c. 85) that she planned to have a discussion with COSLA, what the outcome was of any such discussion.

Question reference: S6W-15964

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) analysis it undertakes and (b) data it (i) holds and (ii) publishes on (A) tracking and (B) monitoring the successful sustainment, or otherwise, of the "positive destinations" of school leavers.

Question reference: S6W-15821

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have accessed its Digital Planning tools in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-15820

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on Digital Planning in each of the last five years.