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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 11 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44086

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in Inverclyde, (a) how many school pupils aged 4 to 18 have been on waiting lists and (b) what the average waiting time has been for an assessment for additional support needs, in each of the last five academic years.

Question reference: S6W-44098

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has published in relation to its Energy Consents Unit's new representations portal system having been driven by public complaints about the email process.

Question reference: S6W-44102

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the work of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.

Question reference: S6W-44107

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring is in place to assess the air quality in Girvan.

Question reference: S6W-44076

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assurance it can provide that mainstream insourcing models deliver culturally competent, BSL-first, support rather than interpreted access alone.

Question reference: S6W-44094

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussion it has had with Salmon Scotland regarding the recent misreported levels of antibiotic used to treat sick fish.

Question reference: S6W-44081

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its planned introduction of opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments in NHS (a) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Lothian.

Question reference: S6W-44069

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many parents and families have had a funded cross-border nursery placement ended in each year since 2007 to date, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-44068

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many parents and families have had a funded cross-border nursery placement in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-44074

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what method it uses to monitor whether local BSL plans are delivering equitable outcomes in practice.