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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

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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 4 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40340

  • Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 September 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 19 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress made in the further decarbonisation of Scotland's suburban rail services, and what plans it has to replace the rolling stock currently operating on ScotRail’s suburban services.

Question reference: S6W-40341

  • Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 September 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 19 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to pilot spinal muscular atrophy screening in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-39916

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that, when the Scottish Ministers make decisions to allow development under the Electricity Act 1989, they are meeting the requirements of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 for all public bodies to further the conservation of biodiversity when carrying out their responsibilities.

Question reference: S6W-39573

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38187 by Jim Fairlie on 17 June 2025 and in relation to the Air Discount Scheme, which is due to expire on 31 March 2026, whether it will consider including business travel in the Air Discount Scheme when it is renewed by a new notification under the UK subsidy control scheme, in light of reports that the subsidy control scheme would not prohibit the inclusion of business travel.

Question reference: S6W-40098

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 25 August 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many organisations that applied for funding from the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in securing funding in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-40314

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that passengers from Lockerbie train station can benefit from the removal of peak fares.

Question reference: S6W-40283

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed draft regulations to add the characteristic of sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, how it will determine its (a) budget and (b) timetable for implementing the change at (i) Police Scotland and (ii) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and in relation to (A) any system upgrades, (B) the delivery of training and (C) the introduction of any statutory guidance.

Question reference: S6W-40279

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to determine whether to commission an independent review of local maternity services.

Question reference: S6W-40325

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes a higher birth rate, in light of reports that the number of births in Scotland in 2024 dropped to its lowest number in 169 years.

Question reference: S6W-40334

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will discuss a potential ban on the sale of rhododendron ponticum at the next meeting of the British-Irish Council.