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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 23 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43240

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out regarding what the estimated cost to local valuation boards will be of collecting revenue following the phasing out of the Small Business Bonus Scheme relief for sporting rights.

Question reference: S6W-43215

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is collaborating with industry and education providers to create pathways into freight-related careers.

Question reference: S6W-43216

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is liaising with Police Scotland regarding freight crime, and how such crime can be mitigated.

Question reference: S6W-43220

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Landlord Registration regime, what assurance it has been given that local authorities are not structurally bypassing statutory enforcement provisions, and what steps might be taken to ensure that the regime operates effectively.

Question reference: S6W-43226

  • Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many hairdressing courses there have been at colleges in Scotland in each year since 2021-22, also broken down by how many students have (a) enrolled on and (b) graduated from these.

Question reference: S6O-05441

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to young athletes who will be representing Scotland in sport in 2026.

Question reference: S6O-05440

  • Asked by: Colin Beattie, MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with non-medical aesthetic practitioners regarding training opportunities for the sector in advance of the introduction of the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill.

Question reference: S6O-05436

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its policy on single-sex spaces in the NHS in Scotland, what its response is to the recent ruling in the case brought by eight nurses at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

Question reference: S6O-05438

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reconsider its stated position of opposing the construction of new nuclear power stations in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-05437

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to sustain the projects aiming to tackle poverty and social exclusion in the North East Scotland region, that are currently supported by the Investing in Communities Fund, beyond March 2026.