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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
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Question reference: S6W-43164

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many delayed discharge bed days in the last 12 months were attributed specifically to delays in the availability of home care equipment or domestic adaptations.

Question reference: S6W-43136

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy retains responsibility for outcomes arising from Electricity Act 1989 consent decisions despite no longer having responsibility for decisions following the transfer of responsibility to the Minister for Public Finance. 

Question reference: S6W-43125

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consent applications that were live when it was transferred to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025 was managed during the transition between ministerial portfolios.

Question reference: S6W-43139

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the public confidence in the Electricity Act 1989 consent process following the transfer of responsibility to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43126

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the remuneration of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy changed following the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025 and, if so, in what way.

Question reference: S6W-43119

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications of the transfer of Electricity Act 1989 consent responsibilities to the Minister for Public Finance for the consideration of alternatives to overhead transmission lines.

Question reference: S6W-43110

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it used to determine that responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents should sit under the Public Finance portfolio.

Question reference: S6W-43117

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any updated guidance reflecting the revised ministerial responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents.

Question reference: S6W-43038

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the Just Transition Fund has been spent to date.

Question reference: S6W-43111

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it made of any implications of assigning Electricity Act 1989 consent decisions to a ministerial portfolio that is primarily responsible for public finance.