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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 13 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42567

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that some Edinburgh Western constituents are yet to receive their Winter Heating Payments and have been told that they may need to wait until February to get them in their accounts, what the reasons are for some payments not having been allocated.

Question reference: S6W-42578

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the inclusion of dentistry within the MyCare.scot app roll-out.

Question reference: S6W-42563

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent increases in pre-employment vetting failures within the Scottish Prison Service, whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons for every vetting failure, including (a) criminal history, (b) financial vulnerabilities, (c) undisclosed associations, (d) intelligence suggesting links to organised crime, (e) failure to provide required documentation and (f) any other identified grounds, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-42580

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to bringing forward a national pathway for interstitial lung disease.

Question reference: S6W-42579

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to improving post-diagnosis support of people with interstitial lung disease, particularly in rural areas, and what role it believes the third sector has to play in providing those services.

Question reference: S6W-42577

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that data relating to the dental workforce in Scotland is collected and reported on a whole-time equivalent basis, in order to provide more accurate assessment of clinical capacity and not solely headcount figures.

Question reference: S6W-42582

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make the recognition of qualifications and re-accreditation processes more accessible and affordable for displaced Ukrainians living in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42556

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce does not maintain a formal risk register, and whether it plans to introduce one.

Question reference: S6W-42581

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the workforce required to deliver lung function testing and scanning.

Question reference: S6W-42552

  • Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timetable for the review of statutory charges and vehicle recovery legislation for e-bikes and e-scooters that it has been discussing with Police Scotland, the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO) and wider stakeholders.