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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.

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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: S6T-02720

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to help secure the future of Petrofac and its workforce, following the announcement that the company has entered into administration.

Question reference: S6T-02716

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the prison population reaching a record high of 8,430 prisoners.

Question reference: S6F-04405

To ask the First Minister for what reason the Scottish Government has reportedly abandoned key provisions of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022, including the proposed licensing system, as communities prepare for potential disorder during Bonfire Night.

Question reference: S6F-04404

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has had any initial response from the UK Government in relation to the letter sent to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs on 22 October regarding the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.

Question reference: S6F-04397

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is regarding the reported 200,000 public sector workers who are still waiting on their pension entitlement following the 2018 McCloud judgement on pension discrimination.

Question reference: S6F-04394

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that Babcock, in Fife, has had to hire workers from overseas as a result of reductions in some college courses.

Question reference: S6F-04384

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04386

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04385

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 27 October 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-41161

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a presumption against new oil and gas licences, and, if so, whether it will end this presumption, in light of the UK Government reportedly considering a policy change on its opposition to granting licences for new oil and gas fields adjacent to existing ones.