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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-31285

  • 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 steps are being taken to improve the (a) training and (b) retention of forensic pathologists.

Question reference: S6W-31328

  • 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 whether it has identified new areas to be covered by regional land use partnerships, and what progress it is making towards establishing these by 2031.

Question reference: S6W-31278

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cladding Assurance Register will be publicly accessible.

Question reference: S6W-31389

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Digital Academy courses have been completed by employees of Scottish public bodies, other than the Scottish Government, in each year since it was launched in January 2018, broken down by public body.

Question reference: S6W-31311

  • 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 cases of industrial incidents requiring post-mortem examinations there have been in Aberdeen in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-31388

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many of its employees have completed courses through the Scottish Digital Academy in each year since it was launched in January 2018.

Question reference: S6W-31283

  • 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 cases of sudden unexpected death have been referred to Edinburgh from Aberdeen in the last two years.

Question reference: S6W-31280

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central 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 whether it will provide a breakdown of the reported £28 million that it has spent on the National Care Service.

Question reference: S6W-31349

  • 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 what proportion of primary school meals is prepared from fresh ingredients.

Question reference: S6W-31359

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) regulations and (b) instruments have been introduced by the Scottish Ministers under the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021, broken down by the reason for each.