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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 20 July 2024
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Question reference: S6W-00785

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided for endometriosis (a) research, (b) treatment and (c) care in each of the last 14 years, and how much it will allocate to these services in each of the next five years.

Question reference: S6W-01146

  • Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a bursary for student paramedics in time for the start of the 2021-22 term.

Question reference: S6W-00654

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the UK Government to continue to expand the fleet of electric buses in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-00680

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the current locations of all electric vehicle charging points are in the North East Scotland parliamentary region.

Question reference: S6W-00658

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of GP appointments it anticipates will be (a) face-to-face and (b) remote triage appointments, as services resume.

Question reference: S6W-00656

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has initiated with the UK Department for International Trade, ahead of proposed trade deals.

Question reference: S6W-00651

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans for NHS Scotland to combine medical records in a database shared with third parties, similar to proposals set out by NHS Digital for England. 

Question reference: S6W-00679

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how drivers of electric vehicles can locate public charging points prior to commencing a journey.

Question reference: S6W-00637

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many green buses it has supported the purchase of in each year since 2015-16.

Question reference: S6W-00681

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 1 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that electric vehicle charging points are working; if they are not working, how it ensures that they will be repaired, and within what timescale.