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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 20 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-33882

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Fishing Safety Group (a) last met and (b) will next meet.

Question reference: S6W-33437

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many visits (a) the First Minister, (b) each cabinet secretary, (c) each minister and (d) each law officer has carried out in each parliamentary region in each year since 2021-22, broken down by the purpose of the visit.

Question reference: S6W-33820

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the current balance is of the Victim Surcharge Fund.

Question reference: S6W-33745

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the development and use of early warning systems for wildfires and severe storms, and how these are being implemented in Aberdeenshire.

Question reference: S6W-33739

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources are being provided to emergency services to improve storm response capabilities, and how this compares to funding levels over the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-33498

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to assess the necessity of software subscriptions across its departments.

Question reference: S6W-33491

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent in total on implementing compulsory purchase orders in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) sector and (b) region.

Question reference: S6W-33464

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of its buildings currently meet an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of A or B, and what actions are being taken to improve the ratings of lower-performing buildings.

Question reference: S6W-33602

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure that cancer patients are able to receive patient-centred care that is tailored to their individual needs.

Question reference: S6W-33484

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which regions of Scotland have had the most compulsory purchase orders issued in the last five years, and for what purposes.