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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: S6W-28350

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the report for the 2021 missed emissions target under section 36 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 in the first week of September 2024, following its commitment to the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland that this report would be laid in the Scottish Parliament before summer recess and subsequently saying that it cannot publish the report during the pre-election period, and in light of reports that this report has already been substantially delayed and is critical to understanding how the Scottish Government plans to learn from its failures in order to reach its net zero targets.

Question reference: S6W-28272

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help Glasgow Airport to secure the return of transatlantic flights.

Question reference: S6W-28234

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the outstanding medium-term Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 (CAFS2) recommendations that are not due to be completed until after 2024, as listed in the Cleaner Air for Scotland 2 - Towards a Better Place for Everyone: 2023/24 Progress Report, including for what reason they are outstanding in each case.

Question reference: S6W-28206

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve psychosocial care for people living with kidney disease. 

Question reference: S6W-28232

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of NHS boards that provide psychosocial support training for renal healthcare professionals.

Question reference: S6W-28233

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of psychosocial support for people with chronic kidney disease.

Question reference: S6W-28207

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to expand coverage of designated renal social work support.

Question reference: S6W-28479

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 July 2024
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the Scottish Local Authority Remuneration Commission report on councillor pay.

Question reference: S6W-28244

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not published the report for the 2021 missed emissions target under section 36 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, during the pre-election period, in light of reports that this report has already been substantially delayed and is critical to understanding how the Scottish Government plans to learn from its failures in order to reach its net zero targets.

Question reference: S6W-28408

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether any landowners in Scotland have been issued more than one notice under section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 since 1996.