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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-41887

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials are attending the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, as part of its delegation, and for how many days each category of attendee is scheduled to be present at the summit.

Question reference: S6W-41894

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use the discussions and outcomes from the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, to inform the finalisation and implementation of its draft Energy Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-41917

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate has been made of the extra costs of the continuance of a hybrid arrangement in NHS Highland for the delivery of vaccination services, with some provided by GPs and some by NHS Highland vaccination teams.

Question reference: S6W-42233

  • Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support people at risk of, or engaging in, rough sleeping over winter.

Question reference: S6W-42073

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when each of its ministers last took a ferry for official business-related travel.

Question reference: S6W-42092

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41715 by Neil Gray on 18 November 2025, in light of the cabinet secretary’s comment that the “cost of translation services can be obtained from Health Boards individually”, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm what the cost of translation services has been to each NHS board in each of the last seven financial years, and whether it considers that the response provided meets the commitment set out in paragraph 1.7(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code 2025 edition, which states that “Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament”, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-41880

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding (a) how many and (b) what proportion of patients registered with GPs in (i) Aberdeen City and (ii) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (A) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (B) Lothian in each of the last five years were offered a “Near Me” or other form of remote consultation as an alternative.

Question reference: S6W-41882

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the types of clinical care areas for which patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire travelled to receive care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the last five years, broken down by speciality.

Question reference: S6W-41879

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of funded patient escorts, such as spouses, other family members and support workers, who accompanied patients registered with GPs in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire who received care delivered by NHS (i) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) Lothian in each of the last five years, broken down by (A) travel, (B) accommodation and (C) subsistence costs.

Question reference: S6W-42063

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 1 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many times a person has appeared in court on a charge of cruelty and unnatural treatment of children, as per the definition in the Scottish Crime Recording Standard: Crime Recording and Counting Rules, and received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence, in each year since 2021.