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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 12 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00958

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what indicators it will use to assess the success of its public health approach to smartphone use among children and young people.

Question reference: S7W-00932

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce an instant digital access code system for Lasting Power of Attorney.

Question reference: S7W-00987

  • Asked by: David Linden, MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to support teachers and educators to deliver anti-racism education, including to ensure that they are able to do so without facing undue pressure or criticism.

Question reference: S7W-00966

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the review of the College Sector of the Future Programme will (a) commence and (b) be published.

Question reference: S7W-00976

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP link workers have been employed in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S7W-00953

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that a number of secondary schools are reducing subject choice from the curriculum due to a lack of specialised teachers.

Question reference: S7W-00951

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the expansion of tutoring support pilots with Queen Margaret University and the University of Glasgow will be completed.

Question reference: S7W-00980

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Heriot Watt University report, Offshore Wind and the Spatial Squeeze: A Plausible Future, Layout for the North Sea, which states that "projected and operational offshore wind developments would cover approximately 58,500 square kilometres of the North Sea, rising from around 1% of the basin today to about 11% by 2050”, and how this could impact Scotland’s fishing industry.

Question reference: S7W-00959

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the recommendations of the March 2026 report, Additional Support for Learning: A Review of System Delivery for Learners, (the McManus Review) will be fully implemented.

Question reference: S7W-00970

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the average daily traffic flow volume has been on the A96 trunk road between Aberdeen and Inverness, in each year since 2020.