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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 12 November 2026
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Question reference: S7O-00408

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that payments for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment will commence in 2026-27.

Question reference: S7O-00411

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic last met with representatives of the National Performing Companies and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S7O-00412

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with bus operators to boost services following its implementation of the £2 fare cap. 

Question reference: S7O-00405

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects new vessels to be available to support services on the Rothesay to Wemyss Bay route.

Question reference: S7O-00380

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions it has had with the senior leadership of Dundee and Angus College regarding the college's Transform Programme.

Question reference: S7O-00382

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding calls for additional Royal Navy surface fleet assets to be based in Scotland.

Question reference: S7O-00383

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to local authorities, including in Dundee and Angus, to address fly-tipping and littering.

Question reference: S7O-00407

To ask the Scottish Government what additional measures it is taking to support low-income households manage rising living costs during the current financial year. 

Question reference: S7O-00379

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the BBC Scotland television channel is to be closed.

Question reference: S7O-00381

To ask the Scottish Government what its understanding is of the term "penstock" in Class 1(g) of the Schedule to the Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, including whether that includes the penstock of a hydro-electric scheme, and if so, whether it is exempt from rateability under that provision.