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

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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-30747

  • Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Abortion Law Review Expert Group is looking at the 24-week limit and whether it should be updated.

Question reference: S6O-03990

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.  

Question reference: S6O-03996

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is, regarding any implications for its Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, to the reported announcement by Apache that it will cease all operations in the North Sea by the end of 2029.

Question reference: S6O-03988

To ask the Scottish Government what ongoing discussions the finance secretary is having with ministerial colleagues and officials regarding the planning of portfolio budgets in the lead up to the publication of its Budget for 2025-26.

Question reference: S6O-03973

To ask the Scottish Government how it continues to assess the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s economy.

Question reference: S6O-03989

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement Transport Scotland has with regional transport partnerships, such as SWestrans, regarding contractual requirements for key local public transport services, including the provision of rural buses.

Question reference: S6O-03992

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position regarding investment in the future of Scotland's nuclear industry.  

Question reference: S6O-03979

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the economy secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any economic analysis it has undertaken of the impact on the wider Scottish economy of fish farming.

Question reference: S6O-03978

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on work at Ferguson Marine Port Glasgow, in light of the announcement of £14 million worth of investment into the yard earlier this year.

Question reference: S6O-03994

  • Current Status: Withdrawn