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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

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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 14 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43727

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any studies into any mental health impacts on residents living near areas that are affected by habitual fly-tipping.

Question reference: S6W-43712

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support GP surgeries to (a) improve energy efficiency and (b) reduce their carbon footprint.

Question reference: S6W-43722

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty fines for fly-tipping have been issued by Scotland's national parks since 1 April 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43726

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to local authorities to support their work to address habitual fly-tipping.

Question reference: S6W-43721

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what statutory powers are available to local authorities to tackle habitual fly-tippers.

Question reference: S6W-43718

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what actions are currently being taken to tackle fly-tipping.

Question reference: S6W-43714

  • Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recent request by NHS National Services Scotland to cease NHS funding of non-therapeutic male circumcision.

Question reference: S6W-43740

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Housing is ashamed that the written case for Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service policy for the management of transgender people in custody did not include a single mention of women’s rights.

Question reference: S6W-43717

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a review of the effectiveness of the measures in the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024 to tackle habitual fly-tipping.

Question reference: S6W-43739

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs is ashamed that the written case for Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate in the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service policy for the management of transgender people in custody did not include a single mention of women’s rights.