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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 13 November 2026
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Question reference: S7O-00101

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with stakeholders to support the maintenance of banking services in rural areas.

Question reference: S7O-00127

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure continuity of prescribing, clinical oversight and support for young people with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions as they transition to adult healthcare services, particularly in relation to the prescribing of treatments and medications initiated in childhood that provide benefit in adulthood, including whether it has issued any guidance to NHS boards.

Question reference: S7O-00132

To ask the Scottish Government, following the First Minister’s commitment on 26 May regarding the opening of new railway stations, when it will publish details of the potential locations and their development timetables.

Question reference: S7O-00105

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with NHS Grampian regarding the status of the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Cancer Centre.

Question reference: S7O-00135

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of community cohesion and resilience, including the role that local galas play in promoting this.

Question reference: S7O-00100

To ask the Scottish Government, following the recently closed public consultation into the future of the Woodside Viaducts, which support a section of the M8 in Glasgow, what further consultation has taken place with key stakeholders regarding preferred options and associated costs for the delivery of this major project.

Question reference: S7O-00130

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Police Scotland's review of the deployment of forensic tagging spray, including when it expects a decision on their future operational use.

Question reference: S7O-00103

  • Asked by: Kate Campbell, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its approach to promoting the wellbeing of children and young people, what assessment it has made of the potential impact of a four-day school week on opportunities for activities outwith formal education.

Question reference: S7O-00128

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in increasing use of its New Refugee Doctors Project, including to support medically qualified refugees from Gaza.

Question reference: S7O-00102

  • Asked by: Joe Long, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people with learning disabilities and complex needs who remain in inappropriate hospital placements, eight years on from its report, Coming Home.