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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 20 July 2025
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Question reference: S6O-04414

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect the value of provenance in the Scottish food and drinks industry.

Question reference: S6O-04439

  • Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how the Housing to 2040 strategy will aim to benefit Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. 

Question reference: S6O-04437

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in tackling the housing emergency.

Question reference: S6O-04434

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the implementation of its temporary accommodation standards framework, in light of reports that children are living in properties affected by mould, vermin and overcrowding.

Question reference: S6O-04420

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what dialogue it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding a replacement for Port Glasgow Health Centre.  

Question reference: S6O-04413

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what assessment it has made of the potential impact on agriculture in Scotland, including in the West Scotland region, of the UK Government decision to change the inheritance tax system for family farms.  

Question reference: S6O-04440

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the housing secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what work can be done to repurpose empty commercial and other proprieties for affordable housing in Glasgow.   

Question reference: S6O-04436

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to data from the most recent Scottish Landlord Register, which shows that the number of landlords has decreased by 2,650 in three years.   

Question reference: S6O-04424

  • Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting people to access gynaecological health services.

Question reference: S6O-04410

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to propose scheduling time for a parliamentary debate on the fishing industry.