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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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search.  There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

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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 30 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43443

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42816 by Ivan McKee on 21 January 2026, whether the figures it cites from the Scottish Fiscal Commission take into account any projected reduction of occupied business premises as a result of the non-domestic rates revaluation.

Question reference: S6W-43464

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on to what degree investment in local core paths and all-abilities routes remains a priority within its active travel and outdoor access policies.

Question reference: S6W-43420

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many tickets that would have previously been considered peak-fare have been sold on ScotRail routes since the permanent removal of peak fares in September 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43444

  • Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many DFN Project Search internship places are available for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-43471

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it operates a compensation scheme for people whose properties have been subject to damage, defects or faulty installations as a result of works carried out under the ECO4 scheme for energy-efficiency upgrades and, if not, what routes of compensation are available.

Question reference: S6W-43418

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many first-class rail tickets across all ScotRail routes have been sold since the permanent removal of peak fares in September 2025.

Question reference: S6W-43450

  • Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of recent media reporting, including in The Herald, The Times and The Guardian, regarding the involvement of Scotland-based shipping companies in the transport of liquefied natural gas from Russia, including reports regarding Seapeak, and what assessment it has made of any potential reputational, economic or security implications for Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43429

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what long-term implementation plan is in place to reduce Type 1 emergency department bed occupancy to below the 85% level advised by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and ensure that people can be seen quickly and safely admitted.

Question reference: S6W-43438

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when its (a) ministers and (b) officials last met representatives of (i) DFDS, (ii) Ptarmigan Shipping and (iii) the Port of Dunkirk to discuss roll-on, roll-off ferry services between Rosyth and Dunkirk.

Question reference: S6W-43466

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in the last five years, how many businesses in Inverclyde that have received support from Scottish Enterprise ceased trading within two years of receiving that support.