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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 6 October 2026
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Question reference: S7W-03972

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage employers to support employee volunteering, including through the provision of paid volunteering leave or employer-supported volunteering schemes, and what assessment it has made of the impact of such initiatives on volunteering rates across the country.

Question reference: S7W-03973

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what follow-up advice, support and interventions are routinely offered to older people following a slip, trip or fall, and what assessment it has made of the impact of this.

Question reference: S7W-03999

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its final evaluation of the Nature Restoration Fund, in light of its interim evaluation, which was published on 6 August 2025.

Question reference: S7W-03971

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the condition and maintenance of pavements, footways and other pedestrian routes on the incidence of slips, trips and falls, particularly among older people, and what action it is taking with local authorities and other relevant bodies to improve the safety and quality of walking infrastructure.

Question reference: S7W-03988

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Heat Networks (Scotland) Act 2021, how many operational district heat networks have been established and what assessment it has made of the impact of these on energy costs, carbon emissions and local economic development.

Question reference: S7W-04015

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the withdrawal of the Communities Housing Trust on the delivery of community-led housing projects currently being developed in Scotland, particularly in rural and island areas.  

Question reference: S7W-04011

  • Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported loss of specialist collections, curatorial and learning roles across the museum sector, and what steps it is taking to retain these skills.

Question reference: S7W-04014

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the role of investment in community-led housing as a preventative measure to reduce future demand on health and social care services. 

Question reference: S7W-04012

  • Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether museum and gallery closures are likely to fall disproportionately on communities outside the central belt.

Question reference: S7W-03525

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidelines are in place to ensure that patients with post-mesh removal conditions receive equitable aftercare across all NHS boards.