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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 25 January 2026
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Question reference: S6O-05441

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to young athletes who will be representing Scotland in sport in 2026.

Question reference: S6W-42823

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the news release of 30 December 2025 by the University of Dundee, Mobile Stroke Units could reduce emergency department transfers by 86%, whether it plans to adopt Professor Iris Grunwald’s proposal for a mobile stroke unit to ease pressure on emergency services, in light of the impact of the unit introduced by the professor in England.

Question reference: S6O-05409

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is putting in place to encourage young people to engage in the arts. 

Question reference: S6O-05376

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the open letter from Scotland’s elite swimming athletes sent to the First Minister on 6 November 2025.

Question reference: S6O-05342

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with Scottish Mountain Rescue teams regarding mountain safety this winter.

Question reference: S6O-05291

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on agriculture, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding how to protect rural areas against fly-tipping.

Question reference: S6O-05259

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its recent decision to allow a flat-rate approach to the visitor levy, what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding whether to also introduce lower non-domestic rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.

Question reference: S6O-05169

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fiscal Commission's recently published Scottish median incomes fact sheet.

Question reference: S6O-05066

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the validity of HMRC's analysis of Scottish Income Tax statistics, including the July 2025 outturn publication.

Question reference: S6O-05045

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of it being Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week, what financial progress has been made against its 2021-22 Programme for Government commitment to double its investment in sport to £100 million by the end of the current parliamentary session.