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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 20 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42751

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to bring forward regulations to bring section 75 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 into force.

Question reference: S6W-42781

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what further action it is taking to address the problematic use of fireworks.

Question reference: S6W-42692

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the cumulative impact on the pelagic sector of quota reductions alongside the revised mackerel and herring Economic Link landing requirements.

Question reference: S6W-42618

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the Supreme Court judgment that sex, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, is biological, whether it considers that a woman needs to complain to her employer before action is taken to follow the law.

Question reference: S6W-42623

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42079 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 December 2025, and in light of reports that there is no restriction on the Scottish Ministers in relation to commenting on civil cases before the courts, for what reason the First Minister is not meeting For Women Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42764

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the approval of the revised social care funding approach, whether it will provide information on how COSLA leaders were able to make an informed decision in the absence of clear, council-by-council impact assessments, and what information was provided to support their decision.

Question reference: S6W-42761

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether directors of finance or officials raised any concerns about the quality or suitability of the new data used in the revised social care funding formula, and, if so, how those concerns were addressed before the proposal was put to COSLA leaders for approval.

Question reference: S6W-42771

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial impact of the revised social care funding formula on Scottish Borders Council, including the estimated gross loss prior to the application of any floor mechanism.

Question reference: S6W-42738

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many formal complaints have been raised by its civil servants regarding hybrid working directives since October 2025, also broken down by how many claims have been (a) upheld and (b) rejected.

Question reference: S6W-42776

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance exists to ensure consistency in surgical treatment options for patients with thumb arthritis across Scotland.