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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 18 August 2024
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Question reference: S6W-08116

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02823 by Kate Forbes on 24 September 2021, whether the "rail improvement project" referred to has concluded option selection, in light of it being "on course to conclude option selection by early" in 2022, and what the options are that are being selected from.

Question reference: S6W-08122

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to ensure that unsuitable landlords in Scotland are not exploiting the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Question reference: S6W-07843

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions local authorities have breached the conditions of the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) Order 2014 in each month since it came into force.

Question reference: S6W-07723

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what plans exist for SEPA to get back to normal operations following the data breach in December 2020.

Question reference: S6W-07722

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what conversations and correspondence has taken place between ministers and SEPA regarding the data breach in December 2020.

Question reference: S6W-08154

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that women are able to remove contraceptive implants and devices, such as Essure, through the NHS when they wish to do so.

Question reference: S6W-08088

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how the effectiveness of the Third National Planning Framework (NPF3) was monitored and evaluated and whether this was done against the outcomes set out in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

Question reference: S6W-07983

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6O-00767 and S6W-06283 by Tom Arthur on 23 and 25 February 2022 respectively, whether it will provide details of what work will recommence in the spring.

Question reference: S6W-08266

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum amount of grant funding is available per applicant to the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-08268

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 6 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet will decide whether to take forward plans for crofting law reform.