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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: S6W-31949

  • Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the decline in formal volunteer participation in Scotland since 2019.

Question reference: S6W-31971

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce primary legislation to reform water, wastewater and drainage systems within the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6W-31799

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04899 by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2021, how many inspections of care homes for adults have been carried out by the Care Inspectorate in each year since 2021, and how many of these were return inspections.

Question reference: S6O-04143

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, what progress it has made towards implementing mandatory food waste reporting by larger businesses.

Question reference: S6O-04137

To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to rolling out universal entitlement to free school meals for all primary school children within the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S6O-04139

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, including in discussion with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, to promote electrical safety over the Christmas period.

Question reference: S6O-04138

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its recently announced hub for offshore wind will have on the renewables sector in north east Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04140

To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed transport infrastructure in Inverclyde with Transport Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04141

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Dumbarton Castle is an important cultural asset.

Question reference: S6O-04142

To ask the Scottish Government how its draft Budget 2025-26 will support the growth of the Scottish economy.