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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: S7W-04712

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to palliative care hospices for the purpose of capital spending in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04716

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address reported prolonged staff absences within gynaecological oncology teams.   

Question reference: S7F-00067

  • Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00066

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00069

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00070

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00068

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-04158

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any consideration has been given to extending the use of the MV Isle of Arran in order to reinstate the Campbeltown to Ardrossan ferry service.

Question reference: S7W-04487

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding opportunities to work together to strengthen the legal and operational response to online-facilitated sexual exploitation, including the recruitment and control of vulnerable people through digital platforms.

Question reference: S7W-04225

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 3 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in developing the Population Impact Assessment that it committed to in Supporting and enabling sustainable communities: An Action Plan to Address Depopulation, published in February 2024, and when it expects the assessment to be available for use in public sector decision-making processes.