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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 25 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-31286

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many death certificates in Aberdeen have been issued with “unascertained” as the cause of death, in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-31321

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in developing a route map to having approximately 24,000 additional electric vehicle charge points by 2030.

Question reference: S6W-31309

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average time is for a post-mortem examination to be scheduled in Aberdeen after a death is reported.

Question reference: S6W-31282

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being taken to address the reported shortage of forensic pathologists in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S6W-31304

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for determining whether a death is classified as suspicious or non-suspicious in Aberdeen, and whether this differs from other regions in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-31228

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation of the Education, Children and Young People Committee, when the Supporting Children’s Learning Code of Practice will be reviewed.

Question reference: S6W-31288

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the current capacity is for conducting routine post-mortem examinations in Aberdeen, and how this compares with the demand.

Question reference: S6W-31351

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that feedback from pupils and parents regarding the quality of primary school meals is taken into account when developing or improving meal provision.

Question reference: S6W-31342

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government discussion paper, Transforming business rates, which proposes a permanently lower business rate for the retail sector from 2026-27, and whether it is considering a similar approach.

Question reference: S6W-31276

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring Social Security Scotland undertakes of the impact of Best Start Foods cards.