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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 12 November 2026
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Question reference: S7O-00500

  • Asked by: Patricia Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the recently announced UK Government Budget on public finances in Scotland.

Question reference: S7O-00497

  • Asked by: Ben Macpherson, MSP for Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its current utilisation of, and plans for, its Victoria Quay building and car parking facilities in Leith.

Question reference: S7O-00468

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce levels of nicotine addiction among under-18s.

Question reference: S7O-00504

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in general practice provision in the Edinburgh and Lothians East region, in light of projected population growth in the area.

Question reference: S7O-00464

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to fund the £2.5 billion of infrastructure investment needs identified by the Scottish Funding Council for colleges over the next decade.

Question reference: S7O-00463

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any further discussions it has had with COSLA regarding its proposals for local government reform.

Question reference: S7O-00487

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish an update on progress towards the construction of Winchburgh train station.

Question reference: S7O-00485

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the delivery of the MV Glen Rosa has been further delayed, having initially been scheduled for completion in 2018.

Question reference: S7O-00476

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Centre for Civic Innovation’s seventh Annual Family Poverty in Glasgow report, which was published last month.

Question reference: S7O-00473

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Shelter Scotland's recommendations in its Building Hope route map and the calls from Crisis for investment in measures to reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation, how much funding it has allocated to homelessness prevention pilots and other homelessness prevention activity.