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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 13 September 2026
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Question reference: S7W-02667

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its commitment to reduce child poverty, whether it will consider widening the eligibility criteria of the Young Patients Family Fund to make it more accessible to the families who are most in need of financial support by extending it to (a) outpatients attending regular appointments, and (b) day patients as appropriate.

Question reference: S7W-02728

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential contribution of areas in which only static fishing gear is permitted ("static-gear reserves") to the recovery of inshore fish populations, particularly through reducing (a) seabed disturbance and (b) bycatch.

Question reference: S7W-02727

  • Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the cultural significance of longstanding traditions, such as the Guga hunt, is considered when public bodies make decisions that could affect their continuation.

Question reference: S7W-02695

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its previous statement that the loss of 632 jobs at the University of Dundee was "unacceptable", what assessment it has made of the projected loss of almost 1,000 jobs at the university.

Question reference: S7W-02720

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use the estimated £140 million in additional block grant funding it is expected to receive between 2026-27 and 2029-30 as a result of the £1.5 billion funding announced by the UK Government in the 2025 UK Budget for its Warm Homes Plan.

Question reference: S7W-02724

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what testing was carried out on the new ScotRail app prior to its launch on 30 July 2026. 

Question reference: S7W-02668

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its commitment to reduce child poverty, whether it will consider widening the eligibility criteria of the Young Patients Family Fund to make it more accessible to the families who are most in need of financial support by taking a "cash first" approach to remove any barriers faced by those most in need of financial support.

Question reference: S7W-02734

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Consumer Scotland's briefing, An equitable postal service for the islands, what steps it is taking to improve engagement between postal operators and island communities.

Question reference: S7W-02725

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail regarding issues that have arisen in relation to the new ScotRail app.

Question reference: S7W-02719

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce additional measures or expand existing programmes to support continued delivering of home energy improvements, following the end of the ECO4 scheme.