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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 9 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00869

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether designs have been prepared for track doubling of single track sections of the Highland Main Line.

Question reference: S7W-00871

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether design work has been carried out on quad-tracking the railway between Hyndland East Junction and Kelvinhaugh Junction.

Question reference: S7W-00868

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many trees have been felled to accommodate (a) windfarms and their associated infrastructure and (b) other energy projects in each calendar year since 2022.

Question reference: S7W-00878

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2026 report by Carers Week, Building Carer Friendly Communities, which found that 38% of respondents in Scotland have provided unpaid care at some point, how it plans to recognise and support unpaid carers throughout the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S7W-00874

  • Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Highland regarding the delayed opening of the Invergordon GP walk-in clinic, and what action is being taken to ensure that the service becomes operational as soon as possible.

Question reference: S7W-00883

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will evaluate recent research from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences on the impact of reintroducing large herbivores on the richness and abundance of pollinator species, and whether it has any plans to incorporate these findings into its biodiversity strategy, land-use strategy, and future rural payment schemes.

Question reference: S7W-00867

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many representations under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 it has received from (a) the public and (b) organisations regarding windfarms in each calendar year since 2021, broken down by region, and how many were (i) objections and (ii) expressions of support.

Question reference: S7W-00873

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it became aware that the Grangemouth refinery was a bottom quartile-performing refinery on the Solomon Associates Energy Intensity Index, and what measures it proposed to address this.

Question reference: S7W-00877

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working with local authorities to ensure that unpaid carers are supported and involved in their communities.

Question reference: S7W-00866

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings ministers have held with GB Energy sice May 2025, who attended and what was discussed.