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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 8 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37349

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the national roll-out of the NHS Scotland digital front door app.

Question reference: S6W-37500

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it will deliver its commitment to reduce teacher class contact time.

Question reference: S6W-37318

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-04562 by Neil Gray on 24 April 2025, whether the progress made towards meeting the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) waiting time standard would have been possible without changes in the approach to making neurodevelopmental assessments, such as NHS Tayside CAMHS no longer accepting neurodevelopmental referrals for young people without co-morbid mental health problems.

Question reference: S6W-37327

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00204 by Graeme Dey on 4 June 2021, which businesses and individuals it has provided funding to since 1 January 2021 to date "through the LEZ Support Fund to assist small businesses and individuals with the cost of complying with the LEZ requirements", broken down by (a) how much was provided to each recipient and (b) the city location, or nearest city, of each recipient.

Question reference: S6W-37505

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will clarify the meaning of its aim to "rationalise the qualifications offer in the senior phase", and how it will do this.

Question reference: S6W-37160

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on which Scottish local authorities are (a) currently and (b) not currently participating in the UK Government’s asylum dispersal programme.

Question reference: S6W-37469

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale will be for its consultation on a full ban on indoor vape usage.

Question reference: S6W-37315

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information and signposting to alternative support is provided to people who are not admitted to child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-37346

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that its anti-poverty strategy explicitly addresses the reported disproportionate impact of poverty on single mothers and older women.

Question reference: S6W-37337

  • Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it will review and update its social security uptake strategy.

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