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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 24 September 2026
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Question reference: S7W-02746

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on Scotland of any transfer of BP’s decommissioning liabilities to another operator, including the financial resilience and capacity of potential purchasers to meet those liabilities in full.

Question reference: S7W-02782

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its duty to achieve Good Environmental Status in Scotland's seas, what assessment it has made of any link between the effectiveness of spatial fisheries measures and their (a) location, (b) scale and (c) management.

Question reference: S7W-02584

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met its commitment to support 2,000 households through the First Homes Fund within the first 100 days of the current parliamentary session and, if so, how many households have been supported at the 100-day point.

Question reference: S7W-02544

  • Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of people on waiting lists for hybrid closed-loop (HCL) insulin pumps and the number of planned new-start patients in 2026, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S7W-02780

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any alternative spatial measures that would deliver an equivalent and measurable reduction in pressure on the inshore seabed to that which would be achieved through the exclusion of bottom-towed fishing from at least 30% of Scotland's inshore waters.

Question reference: S7W-02831

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02304 by Jim Fairlie on 17 August 2026, what specific actions it is taking to encourage the adoption of alternatives to the use of animals in scientific research and testing.

Question reference: S7W-02815

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with charitable funders regarding the reported pressures that charities are facing as public finances tighten, and whether it will consider the role that philanthropic funding could play alongside public funding to help sustain vital community organisations.

Question reference: S7W-02814

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of the UK Government's strategy for England, Our place to give: a plan for growing place-based philanthropy, whether it will consider developing a strategy for Scotland to encourage philanthropy and strengthen the relationship between government, charitable funders and philanthropists.

Question reference: S7W-02779

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether excluding bottom-towed fishing from at least 30% of Scotland's inshore waters would provide a means of giving practical effect to its commitments on (a) marine protection, (b) biodiversity recovery, (c) sustainable fisheries and (d) Good Environmental Status.

Question reference: S7W-02795

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the remedial action plan that it is seeking to agree with Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) will include the implementation timetable required by recommendation 3 in ESS' report, Protecting Scotland's seafloor: an assessment of Scottish Ministers' implementation of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010.