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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

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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 7 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44069

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many parents and families have had a funded cross-border nursery placement ended in each year since 2007 to date, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-44068

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many parents and families have had a funded cross-border nursery placement in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-44074

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what method it uses to monitor whether local BSL plans are delivering equitable outcomes in practice.

Question reference: S6W-44092

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding salmon farming, what its position is in relation to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s reported total antibiotic usage for 2024 of 1,268 kilograms, which differed from Salmon Scotland’s reports of 1,564 kilograms of antibiotic usage.

Question reference: S6W-44090

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average processing time is for Adult Disability Payment applications submitted under the special rules for people with a terminal illness, and what steps are being taken to reduce waiting times.

Question reference: S6W-44083

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments in NHS (a) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Lothian has commenced in March 2026 as previously indicated, and, if not, what the reasons are for any delay.

Question reference: S6W-44089

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the Early Learning and Childcare formula for funding provided to local authorities, in light of concerns that children who turn three shortly after a term start date, such as in early January, cannot access funded nursery provision until the following term.

Question reference: S6W-44075

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the cumulative removal of specialist deaf-led provision in Edinburgh.

Question reference: S6W-44082

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether funding has been confirmed for the implementation of opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments in NHS (a) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Lothian, in 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-44101

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Cass Review.