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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 27 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44002

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what resources it has committed to progressing the policy commitment to deliver automatic individual payments of universal credit in Scotland, and how it is ensuring this remains a priority within the work of the social justice directorate.

Question reference: S6W-43999

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many ferry sailings were scheduled in each year on the Ardrossan to Brodick and Brodick to Ardrossan ferry route in each year since 1 April 1999, and how many sailings did not take place due to (a) inclement weather, (b) mechanical breakdown and (c) other reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-44006

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36671 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 May 2025, whether it expects automatic split payments of universal credit in Scotland, as it committed to in 2017, to be delivered by the end of 2026, and, if not, when this can be expected.

Question reference: S6W-44001

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many ferry sailings were scheduled in each year on the Lochranza to Tarbert and Tarbert to Lochranza ferry route in each year since 1 April 1999, and how many sailings did not take place due to (a) inclement weather, (b) mechanical breakdown and (c) other reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-44005

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that split payments of universal credit will be delivered, as set out in part 6, section 94 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, and what action it has taken in the last six months regarding this work.

Question reference: S6W-44000

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many ferry sailings were scheduled in each year on the Lochranza to Claonaig and Claonaig to Lochranza ferry route in each year since 1 April 1999, and how many sailings did not take place due to (a) inclement weather, (b) mechanical breakdown and (c) other reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-44003

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many Pension Age Winter Heating Payments were still to be paid by 24 January 2026, and what the estimated total value was of any such payments.

Question reference: S6W-44004

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many Pension Age Winter Heating Payments were still to be paid by 26 February 2026, and when any such payments will be paid.

Question reference: S6W-44007

  • Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2026
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 13 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the next round of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray will open.

Question reference: S6W-43964

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of its reported decision to reduce funding for the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award from £75,000 to £30,000 in 2026-27, and whether it will reconsider this decision, in light of the award’s role in supporting young people’s confidence, leadership skills, community cohesion and progression into further education and employment.