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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
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 7 October 2026
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Question reference: S7F-00039

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00037

  • Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00038

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00036

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00040

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 September 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-02657

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what constitutes "adequate marketing" under Historic Environment Scotland’s guidelines before a listed building can be demolished on the grounds that its retention is not economically viable; and whether it considers a failure to actively market a site for facade retention or alternative development models for several years as meeting this evidentiary threshold.

Question reference: S7W-02655

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities to ensure that alternative regeneration models, such as partnerships with registered social landlords or housing associations/trusts/cooperatives, are fully exhausted before granting consent for the demolition of a listed building on the grounds of private commercial unviability.

Question reference: S7W-02654

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to determine when the proposed demolition of a listed building transitions from a localised planning dispute to a "significant issue for planning policy" warranting a ministerial call-in under section 46(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

Question reference: S7W-02626

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 21 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its duties under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, what steps it is taking to ensure that all children whose welfare is the subject of social work involvement, and not only those who meet existing statutory gateways, have access to independent advocacy to support their right to be heard under Article 12 of the UNCRC.

Question reference: S7W-02658

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the enforcement of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 7 (Historic assets and places), specifically in circumstances where a developer cites private commercial targets, such as a 20% Profit on Cost (PoC) margin, as the primary justification for the demolition of a listed building rather than structural impossibility.