Questions and answers
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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Question reference: S6W-41998
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have spent more than (a) four, (b) eight, and (c) 12 hours on a trolley while waiting for (i) treatment and (ii) admission in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-42019
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many controlled parking zones have been introduced by each local authority in each year since 1999, also broken down by how many parking permits have been sold for these each year, and how much has been raised by these sales.
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Question reference: S6O-05201
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the chief executive of NHS Grampian to discuss healthcare in Moray.
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Question reference: S6O-05200
- Asked by: Davy Russell, MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what specific action it has taken to address waiting lists for hip and knee replacement surgeries.
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Question reference: S6O-05203
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether patient complaints and feedback about the care they have received from NHS boards are used to inform inspections undertaken by Health Improvement Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-05192
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress of NatureScot's species licensing review, including timelines for producing and implementing recommendations for improvements alongside charging for licensing services.
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Question reference: S6O-05216
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the assessment by the Scottish Human Rights Commission that disabled and autistic people are not being supported to exercise their right to independent living, as enshrined in Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action that can be taken to address this.
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Question reference: S6O-05214
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting or promoting Modern Methods of Construction housing projects that can deliver affordable housing using Scottish timber.
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Question reference: S6O-05221
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with registered social landlords in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency regarding the lack of new social homes being built.
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Question reference: S6O-05199
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address tooth decay in children.
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