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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 10 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42503

  • Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 7 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it plans to publish its response to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s Module 2 report, which was published on 20 November 2025.

Question reference: S6W-42502

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 7 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its findings on the Future Medical Workforce project.

Question reference: S6W-42496

  • Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 7 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the money allocated in the Grangemouth Just Transition Fund is being used to support the acceleration of new employment and industrial opportunities across the industrial complex.

Question reference: S6W-42465

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in the UK Budget to provide a permanent business rate discount for retail and hospitality in England from April 2026, what analysis or assessment it has undertaken of the potential risk to commercial investment in retail and hospitality moving to England, in the event that Scotland does not introduce a commensurate reduction in the business rate.

Question reference: S6W-42491

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how often ministers meet with local authorities and divisions of Police Scotland to assess the progress of antisocial behaviour strategies.

Question reference: S6W-42482

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the provision of bleed kits across Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42458

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, when it will publish the statutory review of qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS), which it is required to undertake “as soon as practicable after the end of the 5-year period", which was 5 June 2023. 

Question reference: S6W-42476

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a Scottish Joint Registry that would provide performance information for (a) hip, (b) knee, (c) ankle, (d) elbow and (e) shoulder joint replacement surgeons.

Question reference: S6W-42489

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the reported average 120% increase in draft rateable values for self-catering businesses, and what assessment it has made of any potential implications for the financial sustainability of the sector and any impact on the rural economy.

Question reference: S6W-42459

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, for what reason the statutory review of the qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS), which the Scottish Government is required to complete “as soon as practicable” after 5 June 2023, has not yet been published.