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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: S7W-04311

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds any data on the number of parcel delivery drivers who are engaged on a self-employed basis.

Question reference: S7W-04320

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how ventilation and infection-risk reduction will be incorporated into new NHS facilities and the refurbishment of the existing NHS estate.

Question reference: S7W-04322

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry’s findings on ventilation and air filtration in healthcare, what steps will be taken to ensure that clinically vulnerable patients can access healthcare safely, including through the provision of reasonable adjustments where required.

Question reference: S7W-04319

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland is introducing measurable indoor air quality standards, including standards relating to ventilation assessment and CO2 monitoring.

Question reference: S7W-04327

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been provided to the Scottish Association of Minority Ethic Educators, and for what purpose that funding was provided.

Question reference: S7W-04309

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the number of investigations opened by the Fair Work Agency into employment status in the parcel delivery sector in Scotland since 7 April 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04308

  • Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to applying Fair Work criteria to the final-mile parcel delivery sector through public procurement, including through the Fair Work First conditionality attached to public contracts.

Question reference: S7W-04321

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish a named lead, an implementation plan and a timetable for responding to the COVID-19 Inquiry’s findings on ventilation and air filtration.

Question reference: S7W-04306

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the potential expansion of community orchards and planting of community orchards and fruit trees within new and existing housing developments.

Question reference: S7W-04317

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken in response to paragraph 1.105 of the COVID-19 Inquiry Module 3 report, which states that "all hospitals built in England in the context of the UK government’s New Hospital Programme – and any new facilities built in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – ought to be designed in a way that maximises the opportunities for effective ventilation" and that "In the short term, the use of HEPA filters should be prioritised within healthcare across the UK."