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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 28 May 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00003

  • Asked by: Alan Brown, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what Barnett consequential funding is expected to arise from the support granted to the British Steel plant, Scunthorpe steelworks.

Question reference: S7W-00004

  • Asked by: Alan Brown, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact might be (a) on its climate emission targets and (b) job creation in North East Scotland of the funding allocated by the UK Government to the East Coast Cluster and HyNet carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) clusters compared with the Acorn cluster, and what assessment it has made of this funding.

Question reference: S7W-00002

  • Asked by: Alan Brown, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for announcing the (a) location and (b) opening date of the proposed walk-in GP clinic for East Ayrshire.