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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: S7F-00056

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00057

  • Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00059

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00060

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00058

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-03530

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the investigation into the burial of salmon mortalities at the Whiteshore Cockles site on North Uist in May 2024, including what enforcement action, if any, was taken as a result of the investigation.

Question reference: S7W-03609

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the UK Government's call for evidence on the impacts of the rearing, releasing and shooting of gamebirds on wildlife, the environment and animal welfare.

Question reference: S7W-03625

  • Asked by: Kate Campbell, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS Lothian to provide local health and care services that meet anticipated population growth.

Question reference: S7W-03519

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any of the £3.4 million of additional neurodevelopmental investment it announced in 2026 has been allocated to support those living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and, if so, how much.

Question reference: S7W-03619

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 6 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the finding by the Competition and Markets Authority, in its final report into the retail supply of home heating oil, that the lowest numbers of competitors supplying home heating oil are concentrated in the Highlands and Islands, and what measures it will take to improve consumer choice in these areas.