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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 16 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43091

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a robust, audited, single public dataset covering the use of site-level veterinary-medicines, with a quarterly publication and a clear timetable for implementation, by Scotland’s salmon industry across the freshwater and marine stages.

Question reference: S6W-43119

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any implications of the transfer of Electricity Act 1989 consent responsibilities to the Minister for Public Finance for the consideration of alternatives to overhead transmission lines.

Question reference: S6W-43117

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any updated guidance reflecting the revised ministerial responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents.

Question reference: S6W-43103

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that officials amended the Screen Scotland funding lines in the Budget Level 4 workbook without ministerial approval, what information it has regarding whether officials have made other unauthorised amendments to the draft Scottish Budget 2026-27.

Question reference: S6W-43073

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints it has received from members of the public in each year since 2021, broken down by complaint category.

Question reference: S6W-43106

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what investment it has planned to improve the heating system on ScotRail’s West Highland Line trains.

Question reference: S6W-43067

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland’s forests of its proposed budget reduction of 40.2% to Forestry and Land Scotland in its draft Budget 2026-27.

Question reference: S6W-43105

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of cold conditions at certain times on ScotRail’s West Highland Line services, what its position is on whether these services are safe for passengers.

Question reference: S6W-43090

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Scotland’s salmon industry understated its 2024 antibiotic use by 66% before revising the figure, what sanctions are available where inaccurate or incomplete veterinary-medicines returns required under licence conditions are made to regulators, and what information it has regarding how often any such sanctions have been (a) considered and (b) applied under similar circumstances since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-43083

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to help local authorities develop best practice for the conservation of badgers.