Questions and answers
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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Question reference: S6W-39559
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what its policy is on who would represent an independent Scotland in any participation at a G20 summit.
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Question reference: S6W-39688
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many community safety or outreach patrols it funded in 2024-25 to support drug users.
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Question reference: S6W-39698
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many postgraduate study places have been offered at Scottish universities in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-39560
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what its policy is on whether an independent Scotland would seek to join the New Agenda Coalition.
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Question reference: S6W-39706
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38831 by Tom Arthur on 4 July 2025, what its position is on whether (a) section 298 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 sets out a legal obligation on (i) Police Scotland as a corporate body or (ii) the individual police officers who carry out place of safety orders and (b) this has any impact on what the proper response to the matter should be.
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Question reference: S6W-39557
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what its policy is on whether an independent Scotland would seek to join NATO.
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Question reference: S6W-39697
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scotland-domiciled students have accessed doctoral loans in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-39691
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification.
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Question reference: S6W-39664
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the release of the minute of a meeting in June 2024 between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Israeli Ambassador to the UK in which the cabinet secretary described Scotland and Israel as being "critical friends", whether it still holds this position and, if not, (a) when the position changed and (b) what subsequent discussions or correspondence it had with the Israeli Embassy regarding this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-39663
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 August 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 3 March 2022, Stop trading with Russia, whether it remains its position that "Businesses in Scotland [should] withdraw from trading with Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine".
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