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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

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Questions and answers

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: S4W-17897

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15356 by Alex Neil on 13 June 2013, who will decide on the scope of the quality and cost effectiveness review.

Question reference: S4W-17899

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15366 by Alex Neil on 12 June 2013, what role local stoma care forums will have in the proposed quality and cost effectiveness review.

Question reference: S4W-18035

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comments in the October 2013 report by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman regarding prisoners’ access to the NHS complaints process.

Question reference: S4W-17895

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15363 by Alex Neil on 13 June 2013, for what reason no national audit systems on (a) the provision of stoma care appliances and (b) patient service standards were  set up following the audit of patient opinion in 2010.

Question reference: S4W-17898

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-15366 by Alex Neil on 12 June 2013, what action it took to encourage the setting up of local forums.

Question reference: S4W-18135

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-18134

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-18133

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-18132

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4W-17887

  • Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what effect the proposed closure of the Winchburgh rail tunnel will have on passengers travelling to and from (a) stations north of Linlithgow, (b) Dunblane and (c) Alloa.