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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 31 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43366

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the efficacy of its We are Scotland campaign.

Question reference: S6W-43368

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on social media boosts for its We are Scotland campaign, broken down by social media platform.

Question reference: S6W-43380

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase domestic production of biofuels via used cooking oil.

Question reference: S6W-43385

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work has been done to reduce waiting lists for the treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in NHS Lanarkshire.

Question reference: S6W-43386

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what clinical pathway is currently in place for patients with suspected or confirmed postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in NHS (a) Lanarkshire, (b) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (c) Forth Valley.

Question reference: S6W-43371

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on promotion of its We are Scotland campaign through social media influencers.

Question reference: S6W-43396

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of testimony from survivors of grooming gangs, frontline service organisations and justice agencies that child sexual exploitation (CSE) and grooming are core pathways through which vulnerable children are drawn into the commercial sexual exploitation of prostitution, both in childhood and later in adulthood, whether it consulted Professor Alexis Jay, its expert adviser on CSE, including grooming, in relation to the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill, ahead of the stage 1 vote on 3 February 2026.

Question reference: S6W-43387

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure consistent, NHS board-wide referral pathways for postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) patients, in light of reports that some services are declining referrals.

Question reference: S6W-43399

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much additional revenue it expects to raise from the new council tax bands, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-43409

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many of Scotland's 356 fire stations have decontamination facilities.