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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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Question reference: S6T-02979

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to protect people receiving and awaiting social care packages, in light of recent reports that industry leaders are warning that home care services are heading towards a “catastrophic breakdown”.

Question reference: S6T-02973

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments by the Fire Brigades Union that years of real-terms budget reductions have left the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service “creaking”, and that proposed workforce reductions would increase the risk to community safety, particularly following the recent fire in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6T-02970

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 24 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent findings by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service that 29 babies have died as a result of co-sleeping in Scotland in the last two years.

Question reference: S6F-04782

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to research by Women's Rights Network Scotland reportedly showing that some children have been assaulted in Scottish hospitals.

Question reference: S6F-04786

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported rise in protests and rhetoric aimed at immigrants and minority groups, what action any future Scottish administration can take to restore kindness, decency and tolerance to politics.

Question reference: S6F-04778

Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s commitment to banning conversion practices.

Question reference: S6F-04775

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04777

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04776

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04789

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland report indicating that staff shortages mean young prisoners at HMP & YOI Polmont lack enough opportunities for work, education or recreation and spend “far too long locked in their cells".