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Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37769

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of treatment facilities that are capable of processing waste upholstered domestic seating, broken down by capacity.

Question reference: S6W-37552

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will write to the UK Government to expedite the review being conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on tovorafenib, to ensure that it can be made available to patients in Scotland as soon as possible. 

Question reference: S6W-37773

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help any small and medium-sized enterprises that are impacted by its waste policies to identify viable markets and outlets for residual waste.

Question reference: S6O-04722

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the roadworks on the M8 in Glasgow will be completed by 2026.

Question reference: S6O-04723

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what feedback it has received from organisations, including sport and social clubs, regarding changes in the protecting vulnerable groups scheme as a result of the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

Question reference: S6O-04724

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how its policies to support Scottish culture and heritage ensure that the contribution of prominent figures, such as trade unionist, Michael McGahey, can be honoured.

Question reference: S6O-04725

To ask the Scottish Government how its Budget aims to benefit people in East Kilbride.

Question reference: S6O-04720

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the improvements to the A75.

Question reference: S6O-04726

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the education secretary has had with NHS boards and local authorities regarding the levying of fees for hospital teaching costs for children who routinely attend independent schools.

Question reference: S6O-04721

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced in the last year to improve road safety across the Highlands and Islands.