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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

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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 17 December 2025
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Question reference: S6O-04838

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it supports rural museums.

Question reference: S6O-04840

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what discussions it has had with the UK Government in relation to the Prime Minister’s reported comments that he does not believe that there will be another independence referendum during his administration and that nobody is raising this with him as their first priority, in light of reports that recent polling shows support for independence at over 50%.

Question reference: S6O-04848

  • Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Prison Service will conclude any work required to ensure that it fully complies with the judgment of the UK Supreme Court handed down on 16 April 2025 in the case, For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.

Question reference: S6O-04849

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the latest Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, which included for the first time new questions around crimes of fraud and computer misuse.

Question reference: S6O-04858

  • Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported significant demand for apprenticeships from both employers and applicants, what it is doing to increase the number of apprenticeship places available.

Question reference: S6O-04863

  • Asked by: Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of holiday hub provision for children with disabilities and ASN in the City of Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04845

  • Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with North Lanarkshire Council on addressing antisocial behaviour involving the use of off-road vehicles in Motherwell and Wishaw.

Question reference: S6O-04841

  • Asked by: Humza Yousaf, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing for humanitarian assistance in Gaza.

Question reference: S6O-04860

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it plans to do to ensure that children in care are not excluded from school, as set out in The Promise.

Question reference: S6W-38258

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided directly to each local authority, via grants or other funding, for the purpose of supporting the Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs) in each of the last five financial years.