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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 11 August 2025
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Question reference: S6W-39794

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding in the Scottish Grocers’ Federation 2024 Crime Survey that 99.6% of retailers that responded reported that violence against staff occurs at least once a month, whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to reduce violence against retail staff.

Question reference: S6W-39759

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support retraining for any oil and gas workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the energy transition.

Question reference: S6W-39769

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what share of recorded patient falls occurred in NHS facilities known to be in poor condition or scheduled for replacement.

Question reference: S6W-39764

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what legal advice it received before its ministers publicly stated its position that Israel is committing genocide.

Question reference: S6W-39771

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards exist to ensure impartiality in ministerial planning decisions for nationally significant developments.

Question reference: S6W-39776

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what types of support, including financial support, it provides to credit unions.

Question reference: S6W-39768

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for the reported increase in patient falls recorded in hospitals since 2019.

Question reference: S6W-39775

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NHS Forth Valley delivering the BE FAST (balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, time) stroke awareness campaign in its accident and emergency department, whether it is considering rolling out the campaign to other NHS boards’ accident and emergency departments.

Question reference: S6W-39766

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures are in place to ensure that any statements by its ministers on international law are properly verified.

Question reference: S6W-39777

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many credit unions there currently are in Scotland, and how this compares with five years ago.