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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Question reference: S6O-05276
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that all eligible recipients will be paid the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment this year.
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Question reference: S6O-05281
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, in light of reports that the NHS board is dealing with a much higher rate of flu patients compared with previous years.
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Question reference: S6O-05278
- Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the December Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment, including its anticipated impact on carers and how it will ensure that all eligible carers receive their payment promptly.
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Question reference: S6O-05275
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it has taken to support Forth Valley College’s Alloa campus, in light of the recent reported concerns that it may be closed for financial reasons.
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Question reference: S6O-05277
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to address the reported legal aid crisis, to ensure that people in the North East Scotland region are able to access support.
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Question reference: S6O-05279
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on increasing the number of overnight beds for parents in neonatal wards.
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Question reference: S6O-05282
- Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Shelter Scotland statistics stating that there are 109,000 families on waiting lists for social housing.
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Question reference: S6O-05280
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it gives to the gendered impact of debt in its child poverty and social security policies.
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Question reference: S6O-05263
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support manufacturing, including in the renewable energy sector.
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Question reference: S6O-05269
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting Aberdeen City Council to maintain its local government services, including in response to any increasing social need in the city.
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