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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 29 September 2026
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Question reference: S7F-00051

  • Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00052

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00053

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00054

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00055

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-03776

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to approach its engagement with the people of Scotland in meeting the challenges of a changing climate and biodiversity loss.

Question reference: S7W-03731

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many students receiving support from the Student Awards Agency Scotland are recorded as (a) living at the parental home and (b) living away from the parental home during their studies, broken down by year since 2016-17 and, if available, by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile.

Question reference: S7W-03713

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the committment in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto to "deliver a new railway station at Winchburgh", for what reason this was not included in the Programme for Government 2026-31.

Question reference: S7W-03717

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to preventing vape shops from operating in listed, historic or other architecturally significant buildings, in light of the potential fire risk associated with the storage and charging of lithium-ion batteries and the vulnerability of historic buildings to fire.

Question reference: S7W-03741

  • Asked by: Thomas Kerr, MSP for Glasgow, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, for each of the last 10 years, how many school leavers were recorded as White Scottish males from deprived backgrounds, and of those pupils how many progressed to (a) any positive destination, (b) full-time employment, (c) part-time employment, (d) further education, (e) higher education and (f) a destination that was not classified as positive.