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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 11 November 2026
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Question reference: S7W-04930

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many allegations of victimisation or detrimental treatment following the reporting of wrongdoing have been recorded by the Scottish Prison Service in each of the last five financial years.

Question reference: S7W-04970

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what ambulance handover performance criteria NHS Grampian must meet before it can be considered for de-escalation from Stage 4 to Stage 3 of the NHS Scotland National Performance Framework.

Question reference: S7F-00073

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00071

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00075

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00074

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00072

  • Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-04630

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made towards meeting the commitments in the Pain Management Service Delivery Framework in relation to the reporting of waiting times for returning chronic pain patients, to ensure that such waits are accurately captured and reported transparently.

Question reference: S7W-04575

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Alyn Smith on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what intersectional analysis it has undertaken of differences in participation in (a) education, (b) employment and (c) training among young people of different (i) ethnicities, (ii) sex and (iii) socioeconomic background.

Question reference: S7W-04483

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the proposed hyperscale AI data centre developments in Scotland are located within, adjacent to, or likely to affect communities identified as experiencing significant health inequalities, and whether such considerations will form part of its forthcoming national planning and spatial guidance for hyperscale data centres.