Skip to main content

Parliament dissolved ahead of election

The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

For more information, please visit Election 2026

Election 2026 Parliament TV
Main navigation
Loading…

Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

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
Answer status
Question type
Clear search

Displaying 48973 questions Show Answers

Order by |

Question reference: S6W-32394

  • Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30508 by Gillian Martin on 18 October 2024, whether future regional marine plans, adopted under section 5 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, will be required to set out detailed marine spatial plans for all economic and nature restoration activities within the relevant Scottish marine region.

Question reference: S6W-32393

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 19 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it records the number of gas leaks that occur on offshore installations.

Question reference: S6O-04182

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of the increase in employer national insurance contributions on the public and third sectors in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04181

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to strengthen Scotland’s ferry fleet over the coming year.

Question reference: S6O-04178

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported calls from constituents to save local government services, in light of reports that some services across Banffshire and Buchan Coast are under threat of closure.

Question reference: S6O-04179

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform planning regulations to enable the construction of new nuclear power stations.

Question reference: S6O-04180

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to invest in frontline primary healthcare to support rural pharmacies.

Question reference: S6O-04177

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to taxi drivers in Glasgow to help them comply with the Low Emission Zone.

Question reference: S6O-04168

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an assessment of the potential impact of the reported proposed budget reduction for the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service on its ability to reduce any court backlogs.

Question reference: S6O-04156

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to grow Scotland's arts, culture and creative sector.