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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 25 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-31337

  • 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 action it is taking to take forward a new assembly or participative process following on from the climate assembly and people panel on climate engagement.

Question reference: S6W-31329

  • 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 investigating the potential coexistence of re-wetting with continued agricultural activity, and whether any pilot partial re-wetting projects have been identified for investment of up to £1 million.

Question reference: S6W-31338

  • 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 what data it expects national standardised assessments to produce; whether it considers that the cost of these assessments matches the value of this data, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-31303

  • 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 families to receive death certificates in Aberdeen following a post-mortem examination.

Question reference: S6W-31297

  • 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 support is provided to the families of deceased individuals in Aberdeen during the post-mortem examination process.

Question reference: S6W-31324

  • 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 when it will publish the Strategic Transport Projects Review Infrastructure Investment Plan (STPR2 Delivery Plan).

Question reference: S6W-31312

  • 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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on the (a) availability and (b) scheduling of post-mortem examinations in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S6W-31287

  • 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 impact of using locum pathologists from outside Scotland has been on the quality of post-mortem examinations in Aberdeen.

Question reference: S6W-31320

  • 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 a 20% reduction in car kilometres, and when this will be published.

Question reference: S6W-31327

  • 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 when it will take forward a pilot scheme with farms to establish an appropriate uptake of methane suppressing feed products and additives.