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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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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: S6O-05375

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether reliance on local enforcement to tackle antisocial and dangerous e-scooter use is creating a postcode lottery in public safety, with some communities protected and others left exposed.

Question reference: S6O-05374

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of the supply chain to the Scotch whisky industry.

Question reference: S6O-05371

To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of its plans to add sex to the characteristics covered by the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.

Question reference: S6O-05376

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the open letter from Scotland’s elite swimming athletes sent to the First Minister on 6 November 2025.

Question reference: S6O-05377

To ask the Scottish Government how the measures announced in its draft Budget for 2026-27 will further its aims of tackling child poverty.

Question reference: S6O-05372

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Mid Scotland and Fife who are eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment have not yet received their payment for winter 2025-26.

Question reference: S6O-05373

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the independent review of maternity services in Caithness, including the remit and timescale of the review, and what detail has been shared with relevant duty bearers.

Question reference: S6O-05370

  • Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities, including North Lanarkshire Council, that face significant annual PFI and PPP payment obligations, which are estimated to amount to approximately £26.6 million per year.

Question reference: S6O-05366

To ask the Scottish Government how much the UK Government’s increase in employer national insurance contributions has cost local government in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-05386

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote the development of municipally owned energy sources.