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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 15 September 2026
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Question reference: S7F-00043

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00045

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00044

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00042

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00041

  • Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-03305

  • Asked by: Lloyd Melville, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 29 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its regulatory check of local road user charging powers under Part 3 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.

Question reference: S7W-02462

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Liam McArthur (on behalf of the SPCB) on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body when the Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland will be appointed.

Question reference: S7W-03261

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its Proposed Fisheries Management Measures for Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas consultation, how the proposed measures take account of the findings and recommendations of Environmental Standards Scotland's recent report about the protection and recovery of Scotland’s seafloor.

Question reference: S7W-03259

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential economic and social benefits of a managed transition from demersal mobile fishing to static-gear fisheries, as part of its consultation process regarding marine protected areas and priority marine features.

Question reference: S7W-03283

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been allocated to support men's mental health initiatives in the NHS Dumfries and Galloway area in each of the last three years, and what assessment it has made of the adequacy of current provision.