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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.

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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.

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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-03880

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects all farmers to receive payment through the Basic Payment Scheme.

Question reference: S6O-03900

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the national roll-out of the Carer Support Payment.

Question reference: S6O-03898

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of its Ministerial Population Taskforce.

Question reference: S6O-03892

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to eliminate long waits in A&E departments across Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03888

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reports that Chalmers Gender Identity Clinic has paused gender-affirming surgery referrals for people under 25, what work it is doing to ensure that such referrals for 18- to 24-year-olds can be reinstated as soon as possible.

Question reference: S6O-03894

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work regarding the Social Isolation and Loneliness Strategy, particularly in relation to rural areas ahead of the winter months.

Question reference: S6O-03897

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to support people seeking asylum in Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-03899

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to end homelessness.

Question reference: S6O-03881

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-30615

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many landholdings in public ownership are (a) 3,000 hectares or more, (b) 1,000 to 2,999 hectares and (c) 500 to 999 hectares.