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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 4 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00156

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on (a) its commitment to increasing the number of GPs across Scotland by at least 800 by 2027, and (b) the current number of GPs who have been recruited since this commitment was made.

Question reference: S7W-00146

  • Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what specific reforms to rural planning legislation it is considering as part of the development of the Rural Renewal Bill.

Question reference: S7W-00169

  • Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the potential establishment of a statutory framework to co-ordinate protections and responsibilities relating to war memorials.

Question reference: S7W-00149

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S6W-44327 by Jackson Carlaw on 9 April 2026, whether it will provide an update on when it will conclude its work to review the provision of paternity and partner leave for MSP staff.

Question reference: S7W-00121

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing national restrictions or limits on the use of tablets, iPads and other personal digital devices in primary schools and nursery settings.