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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-00393

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the identification and recording of child criminal exploitation. 

Question reference: S7O-00392

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of projected population growth on its decisions regarding the allocation of police resources.

Question reference: S7O-00390

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any consultation or risk assessment was carried out prior to the closure of the Duns road policing department.

Question reference: S7O-00402

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support people with Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, commonly referred to as PANS and PANDAS.

Question reference: S7O-00385

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Fund to Leave initiative, following reports that funding has not been made available to families since June. 

Question reference: S7O-00397

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 and flu winter vaccination programme.

Question reference: S7O-00395

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Lothian regarding the availability of respite care for children with complex medical needs in West Lothian. 

Question reference: S7O-00403

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that people waiting for an ADHD or autism assessment are not adversely impacted by its planned integration of NHS boards.

Question reference: S7O-00396

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Monklands Replacement Project. 

 

Question reference: S7O-00394

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Police Scotland in improving the visibility of community policing and response times to incidents in towns, including in Carnoustie and Monifieth.