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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 27 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43194

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 3 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many men completed the Caledonian System programme in 2024-25.

Question reference: S6W-43343

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the review of the legislative landscape of Scotland's care system, which is being led by Professor Kenneth Norrie, will explicitly include unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people, including whether it will consider the specific legal and immigration related processes that affect their care, protection and long-term outcomes.

Question reference: S6W-43361

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the transplant pathways for people who have received the Fontan procedure and/or who are complex congenital heart disease patients, and what steps it is taking to help ensure that they do not need to travel outside Scotland to access what can be life-saving care.

Question reference: S6W-43341

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to minimise the risk of delays in the consenting appeals process for critical grid infrastructure.

Question reference: S6W-43352

  • Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received from representatives of the retail industry in response to the proposed retail, hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief from April 2026, which was set out in its draft Budget 2026-27.

Question reference: S6W-43365

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether the Air Discount Scheme will be continued in its current from after March 2026. 

Question reference: S6W-43331

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs to the Education, Children and Young People Committee on 17 December 2025, for what reason she answered “I do not think so. No, I do not” when asked if she believed that the private call that she held with Professor Alexis Jay should be investigated by the Independent Advisers on the Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S6W-43353

  • Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many retail properties that are liable for the (a) basic and (b) intermediate property rate in 2026-27 will receive support from the proposed retail, hospitality and leisure sectors rates relief, which was set out in its draft Budget 2026-27.

Question reference: S6W-43342

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that it is on track to deliver the timely consent decisions for the critical grid upgrades that are needed to unlock Scotland’s offshore wind potential.

Question reference: S6W-43350

  • Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) Historic Environment Scotland in relation to supporting the preservation of the category A-listed Egyptian Halls.