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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
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Question reference: S6O-04922

To ask the Scottish Government how the steps set out in its Housing Emergency Action Plan will support its work to tackle the housing emergency, particularly for young people and first-time buyers.

Question reference: S6O-04910

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that paid-for visits at private health clinics in the first quarter of the year were at the highest level recorded in a single quarter.

Question reference: S6O-04904

To ask the Scottish Government at what stage the current funding application is for the Edinburgh Biomes project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Question reference: S6O-04913

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting adults with ADHD to access medication.

Question reference: S6O-04923

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage increase in re-determinations of Pension Age Disability Payment assessments there has been since January 2025.

Question reference: S6O-04906

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recently published report by National Records of Scotland, Healthy Life Expectancy 2021-2023.

Question reference: S6O-04908

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of children currently waiting for an ADHD assessment and the median length of wait.

Question reference: S6O-04900

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to support sustainable farming and food production that is based on improving biodiversity.

Question reference: S6O-04924

To ask the Scottish Government what funding and timelines will support the new Disability Equality Plan to ensure that its aims deliver real change for disabled people.

Question reference: S6O-04902

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support small-scale food producers in rural communities, in light of its commitments under the National Good Food Nation Plan.