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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: S6F-04578

To ask the First Minister for what reason the Scottish Government is going to court to continue to allow it to house male prisoners in the female prison estate, in light of any projections it has made of the cost to taxpayers in Scotland of challenging the Supreme Court ruling in this way.

Question reference: S6F-04574

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04587

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update regarding the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the UK Government in relation to the distribution of Local Growth Fund allocations in Scotland.

Question reference: S6F-04576

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04575

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04588

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to findings published by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow indicating that a majority of clinicians anticipate practical challenges in implementing the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S6W-42706

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has conducted on the causes of the increase in avoidable A&E deaths linked to prolonged waits for admission, as reported by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

Question reference: S6W-42709

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a full winter resilience plan for NHS Scotland, including staffing, bed capacity and infection control plans, and, if so, when.

Question reference: S6W-42708

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have waited on trolleys for more than 12 hours in A&E departments in the last three months.

Question reference: S6W-42663

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any of its ministers have met with Offshore Solutions Group Limited in each year since 2021, and, if so, whether it will provide details of such meetings.