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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 3 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43535

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether external consultants continue to be employed to assist with the development of management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, and, if so, when any such contracts run to.

Question reference: S6W-43538

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43309 by Gillian Martin on 3 February 2026, whether it will provide the information that was requested and confirm how many times the Energy Consents Unit has contacted the Children’s Rights Unit to request a consultation or advice regarding any impacts on children.

Question reference: S6W-43541

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority area of the companies awarded contracts to assume the administration of the public electric vehicle charging points previously operated under ChargePlace Scotland, and how many compliant bids were received for each contract.

Question reference: S6W-43540

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been undertaken of any anticipated (a) environmental and (b) economic benefits of installing 570 new charging points by 2028 across the north of Scotland EV charging infrastructure partnership, including any anticipated impact on local businesses and tourism.

Question reference: S6W-43534

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff have been allocated to the development of management measures for inshore Priority Marine Features, in each week since 2 September 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43550

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that local authorities uphold the spirit of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015, including by raising awareness and making Scotland a better place for BSL users to live, work, and visit.

Question reference: S6W-43533

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent (FTE) staff have been allocated to the development of management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas, in each week since 2 September 2025. 

Question reference: S6W-43551

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is upholding the spirit of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015, in light of the challenges that remain in place for BSL users regarding education, resources for services and access to interpreters.

Question reference: S6W-43548

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is prioritising the implementation of specialist deaf services to prevent crisis and increased costs for those who are deaf throughout Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43547

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what enforcement mechanisms are in place to mitigate issues arising from a greyhound having a microchip registered with a non-approved database operator.