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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 21 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38700

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many care homes have closed in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) how many residents were affected by any closures.

Question reference: S6W-38708

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to each local authority to support the implementation of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-38677

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect households from any cold-call scams linked to green energy grants.

Question reference: S6W-38703

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the alternative green route, along the other side of the glen, for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section should be re-evaluated to assess whether it would be a more proportionate or cheaper alternative route for the road to take.

Question reference: S6W-38717

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what specific support it is providing to rural local authorities and communities to address fly-tipping in remote and sparsely populated areas, in light of the commitments in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-38705

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the current proposal for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section is (a) deliverable and (b) affordable, and what assessment has been made of the potential impact on the economy of Argyll while it is being constructed.

Question reference: S6W-38713

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that there is consistent enforcement of fly-tipping offences across local authorities, as set out in the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24 Action Plan.

Question reference: S6W-38706

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the long-term solution for the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section is the quickest and most economical solution, and, if it considers this to be the case, what the reasons are for it not being progressed.

Question reference: S6W-38681

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many homes have been assessed as below the legal tolerable standard in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-38675

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to the taxpayer has been of all special advisers since the appointment of the current First Minister.