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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 1 July 2026
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Question reference: S7W-01434

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to making land ownership transparent and implementing robust anti-avoidance measures, whether it plans to increase land data transparency and accessibility for the public.

Question reference: S7W-01344

  • Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the number of employment tribunal cases involving claimants in Scotland that are currently listed for hearings to take place more than 24 months after the date on which proceedings were lodged.

Question reference: S7W-01338

  • Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the impact of waiting times for employment tribunal hearings on claimants in Scotland, and what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding this.

Question reference: S7W-01435

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to enhancing opportunities and support for community right to buy and ownership, how and when it plans to implement the findings of its community right to buy review.

Question reference: S7W-01339

  • Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of employment tribunal claims involving claimants in Scotland that have been outstanding for (a) more than one year, (b) more than two years, (c) more than three years and (d) more than four years, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding this.

Question reference: S7W-01440

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex will appoint its panel of experts.

Question reference: S7W-01346

  • Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the longest waiting time for any employment tribunal case involving a claimant in Scotland, from claim lodgement to final hearing, and what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding this.

Question reference: S7W-01453

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what due diligence and financial probity checks it requires public bodies to carry out on prospective recipients of grant or contracts, and whether these requirements differ for procurement (a) below and (b) above the £50,000 threshold at which the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 apply.

Question reference: S7W-01439

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the terms of reference for the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex have been finalised and, if so, when they will be published.

Question reference: S7W-01446

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the average time taken to process an individual in police custody has been, from arrival at custody to completion of processing, in each of the last five financial years.