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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 26 May 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00353

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what targeted interventions are being delivered in the most deprived communities to reduce the incidence of chronic illness among women before retirement age.

Question reference: S7W-00410

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to ensure that every child who needs it can access Bairns’ Hoose within five years, by what date it expects this commitment to be fully implemented.

Question reference: S7W-00359

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what specific replacement employment opportunities it expects to be created for workers affected by the Grangemouth refinery closure, including what the anticipated (a) job numbers, (b) salary levels and (c) delivery timescales are.

Question reference: S7W-00354

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many women in each NHS board area are currently waiting more than 12 weeks for (a) gynaecology, (b) menopause and (c) chronic pain services, and what action is being taken to reduce these waits.

Question reference: S7W-00365

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase domestic food production, and reduce dependence on imported food, fertiliser and agricultural inputs.

Question reference: S7W-00405

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much public money has been spent by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland on employment settlements, legal advice and associated employment dispute costs in each of the last five financial years.

Question reference: S7W-00367

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that environmental regulation does not unnecessarily delay practical river restoration and flood prevention work.

Question reference: S7W-00379

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to take on responsibility for the maintenance of the Clyde Tunnel, whether Glasgow City Council formally requested this change to take place, and whether it can provide details of when this request was made and by whom.

Question reference: S7W-00380

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to (a) create and (b) expand existing, Low Emission Zones during the current parliamentary session, and whether it can provide details of where these are being considered.

Question reference: S7W-00389

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it will build on the work carried out in Project Neptune to take forward structural reform to improve accountability, transparency and efficiency for lifeline ferry services.