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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-04232

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the chief executive of NHS Fife, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6O-04223

To ask the Scottish Government how the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 will aim to benefit the farming sector in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.

Question reference: S6O-04224

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NatureScot’s proposal to mandate advance written notification to landowners for schedule 1 bird monitoring could discourage the identification of raptor crimes on managed land.

Question reference: S6W-32245

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given to Sustrans in each year since the organisation was established.

Question reference: S6W-32957

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how Police Scotland evaluates the potential risks of unexploded ordnance to critical infrastructure, and what measures are in place to mitigate these risks.

Question reference: S6W-32924

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the transition by SEPA to an automated 24-hour customer hub, and how it will ensure that the system is operationally ready before the closure of the current call centre.

Question reference: S6W-32926

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has sought from SEPA that the transition to a customer hub will not impact its ability to respond to emergencies as a category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Question reference: S6W-32845

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to protect the 2026 Scottish Parliament election from foreign interference.

Question reference: S6W-32833

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the planned budget for flood prevention schemes is for 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-32328

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal prosecutions the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has handled in each of the last 10 years.