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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 31 July 2024
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Question reference: S6W-04132

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has taken any action to alert fire safety companies to the requirements on evacuation alert systems contained in British Standard 8629:2019.

Question reference: S6W-04154

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02621 by Humza Yousaf on 14 September 2021, whether a date has been agreed for the introduction of e-prescribing.

Question reference: S6W-04181

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it will use to appoint members of the Green Heat Finance Taskforce.

Question reference: S6W-04135

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government and the National Fire Chiefs Council in relation to the fitting of evacuation alert systems, including any contribution it has made to the evacuation alert systems project, and what outcomes it hopes this will result in.

Question reference: S6W-04141

  • Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that there has been a 44% increase in the number of people paying for private procedures since 2019 and that waiting lists for NHS outpatient appointments have reportedly risen to 400,000 over the first half of 2021, what its position is on whether this represents a move towards a two-tier public/private health service in Scotland based on the ability to pay.  

Question reference: S6W-04078

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether COVID-19 vaccine booster appointments are being offered to all members of a household on the same day and at the same time, where they are close in age and required to travel a considerable distance to a vaccination clinic, and, if not, what the reasons are for these considerations not being taken into account when appointments are being offered.

Question reference: S6W-04182

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government who will be appointed to the Green Heat Finance Taskforce.

Question reference: S6W-04155

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the online booking system for COVID-19 booster vaccinations will be open to (a) adult carers, unpaid carers or young carers aged 16 years or over and (b) people aged 16 and over who are a household contact of someone who is immunosuppressed.

Question reference: S6W-03375

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the British Medical Association regarding the return to face-to-face appointments in GP surgeries.

Question reference: S6W-04038

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02971 by Humza Yousaf on 12 October 2021, whether it will clarify which partners and stakeholders have been consulted, and what opportunities are available for other organisations to contribute to the development of the National Workforce Strategy.