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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

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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
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Question reference: S6O-04333

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities to sustain and expand Gaelic-medium education.

Question reference: S6O-04337

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what research it has recently completed into the efficacy and standardisation of the presumption of inclusion in mainstream education.

Question reference: S6O-04334

To ask the Scottish Government what impact trade barriers have on the Scottish economy.

Question reference: S6O-04329

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to support people with long COVID.

Question reference: S6O-04324

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on using the blood spot test given to newborn babies to screen for spinal muscular atrophy to support early diagnosis and effective treatment of babies born with the condition.

Question reference: S6O-04325

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting times are for a neurodevelopmental assessment and a speech and language therapy assessment for children and young people in NHS Lanarkshire and in Scotland as a whole.

Question reference: S6O-04338

 

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the housing minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what action is being taken to tackle homelessness in relation to care experienced individuals.

Question reference: S6O-04340

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with the UK Government regarding the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign and potential compensation for women in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04322

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent programme, Disclosure: Kids on the Psychiatric Ward, which features Skye House in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S6O-04341

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how it can improve financial literacy levels among children, in light of reports that it is a key driver of inequality, which affects attainment and perpetuates the cycle of generational poverty.