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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 25 May 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00200

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items in supermarkets, what consultation it has undertaken with supermarket operators and retail industry groups on this proposal. 

Question reference: S7W-00247

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what its response is to the reported comment from the Federation of Independent Retailers that the proposal “will distort trade and do nothing to help shops or their customers”.

Question reference: S7W-00220

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

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Bracken Working Group will next meet, and how frequently it plans to meet during this parliamentary session.

Question reference: S7W-00221

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

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of the Scottish Bracken Mapping Project.

Question reference: S7W-00226

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to support the trial introduction of side road zebra crossings.

Question reference: S7W-00262

  • Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the budget gap forecast by COSLA in its report, National Strategy and Guidance - Charges Applying to Social Care Support for people at home, in which it projects the gap to increase to £528 million in 2026-2027.

Question reference: S7W-00245

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what its response is to the comments from the Scottish Grocers’ Federation in The Herald on 17 April 2026 that the policy could “threaten the viability” of convenience stores.

Question reference: S7W-00246

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what its response is to the comments from the Food and Drink Federation in The Times on 17 April 2026 that the policy “risks undermining investment” and “food security”.

Question reference: S7W-00239

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party commitment to introduce heart and lung health "MOTs", whether the funding for 2026-27 will be reprofiled from existing health and social care budgets.

Question reference: S7W-00222

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

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Bracken Working Group has conducted any analysis on the growth of bracken following the decision not to authorise the use of Asulox in 2023.