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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 18 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41352

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much the increase in employer national insurance contributions will cost the Scottish economy in the financial year 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-41367

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to promote reuse and recycle initiatives across the country.

Question reference: S6W-41310

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards employ maternity service staff who are trained to deal with alcohol-related issues.

Question reference: S6W-41354

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to protect private water supplies when determining applications for energy infrastructure developments under sections 36 and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.

Question reference: S6W-41349

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much the increase in employer national insurance contributions will cost each local authority in Scotland in the financial year 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-41371

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it (a) monitors progress and (b) collects data on the Alcohol Brief Intervention programme.

Question reference: S6W-41378

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns raised by the Scottish Police Federation that public safety might be at risk should there not be a significant increase in Police Scotland’s financial settlement in 2026-27.

Question reference: S6W-41361

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether all data centres are considered national developments under the fourth National Planning Framework, or only those that support the Digital Fibre Network ambition.

Question reference: S6W-41368

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is it making toward meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, to halve food waste by 2030.

Question reference: S6W-41366

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a ban on the incineration of plastics.