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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-40410

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will reach a decision on the request by the Caithness Health Action Team for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.

Question reference: S6W-40439

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of devolved welfare spending is allocated to means-tested benefits.

Question reference: S6W-40440

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many welfare recipients are subject to active employment support requirements.

Question reference: S6W-40411

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on discussions that it has had with NHS Highland since 30 July 2025 regarding the request from the Caithness Health Action Team for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.

Question reference: S6W-40434

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many apprenticeships will be created as part of the recently announced Type 26 frigate contract.

Question reference: S6W-40433

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what infrastructure upgrades have been funded at BAE Systems Govan to support the recently announced Type 26 frigate contract.

Question reference: S6W-40432

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many jobs in Scotland will be supported by the recently announced Type 26 frigate contract.

Question reference: S6W-40415

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to recover the reported £36 million of benefit overpayments currently held by Social Security Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-40036

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the longest wait was in 2024-25 for a patient whose discharge from hospital was delayed.

Question reference: S6W-40463

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns of the operators that will be required to apply the City of Edinburgh Council’s visitor levy to advance bookings from 1 October 2025, that they have not been provided with practical guidance on how to do so, and whether it has engaged with the local authority on this matter.