Skip to main content

Parliament dissolved ahead of election

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.

For more information, please visit Election 2026

Loading…

Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

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
Answer status
Question type

Displaying 48973 questions Show Answers

Order by |

Question reference: S6O-01762

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in closing the attainment gap.

Question reference: S6O-01755

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service estate.

Question reference: S6O-01761

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that schools are inspected regularly.

Question reference: S6O-01741

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with representatives of Sistema Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01740

To ask the Scottish Government what further consideration it has given to November's Supreme Court ruling on whether the Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate for an independence referendum.

Question reference: S6O-01747

To ask the Scottish Government what recent communication it has had with the UK Government regarding the potential impact on Scotland of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.

Question reference: S6O-01743

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2022
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to accelerate the reopening of historic sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-01751

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to reduce antisocial behaviour in the Central Scotland region.

Question reference: S6O-01760

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its draft Budget for 2023-24 will have on schools.

Question reference: S6O-01756

  • Current Status: Withdrawn