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: S6W-42527
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 7 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a further update regarding Scottish Enterprise’s improvements to its human rights due diligence procedures, as outlined to Parliament by the Deputy First Minister on 25 June 2025.
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Question reference: S6O-05313
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's public consultation on the proposed closure of Marionville Fire Station in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6O-05311
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm that it will not allocate any further funding to the extension of the tram network in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6O-05312
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of an increase of 63 full-time equivalent teachers in 2025 compared with the previous year, how it will fulfil its commitment to recruit 3,500 new teachers before the end of the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6O-05314
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing reduction to both provision and facilities at the Elmwood campus of Scotland’s Rural College in Cupar, what its position is on the future of the college's base in the North East Fife constituency.
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Question reference: S6O-05309
- Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to further support the Programme for Scotland's Childminding Future beyond its current three-year cycle in order to continue to grow the number of childminders across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-05307
- Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to community organisations that are seeking to take forward regeneration projects.
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Question reference: S6O-05308
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the issue of assaults against transport workers.
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Question reference: S6O-05297
- Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund allocations.
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Question reference: S6O-05322
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that increased regulations have had on the construction costs of housebuilding.
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