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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 1 April 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44161

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish-domiciled students have studied in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) overseas, in each year since 2021-22.

Question reference: S6W-44169

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the total net cost has been to date of payments to generators in Scotland under the Contracts for Difference scheme. 

Question reference: S6T-02973

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by the Fire Brigades Union that years of real-terms budget reductions have left the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service “creaking”, and that proposed workforce reductions would increase the risk to community safety, particularly following the recent fire in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6T-02979

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect people receiving and awaiting social care packages, in light of recent reports that industry leaders are warning that home care services are heading towards a “catastrophic breakdown”.

Question reference: S6T-02970

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent findings by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service that 29 babies have died as a result of co-sleeping in Scotland in the last two years.

Question reference: S6F-04782

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to research by Women's Rights Network Scotland reportedly showing that some children have been assaulted in Scottish hospitals. 

Question reference: S6F-04786

To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported rise in protests and rhetoric aimed at immigrants and minority groups, what action any future Scottish administration can take to restore kindness, decency and tolerance to politics. 

Question reference: S6F-04778

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s commitment to banning conversion practices.

Question reference: S6F-04775

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04777

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.