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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

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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 22 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40584

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review national guidance to ensure that any local authority contract enforcement failures do not undermine public trust or distort competition in public procurement.

Question reference: S6W-40691

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a plan to monitor the number of patients who receive thrombectomy, and, if so, whether this data will be published.

Question reference: S6W-40694

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce mobile safer drug consumption units in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-40699

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with tackling image-based abuse.

Question reference: S6W-40586

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards there are to ensure that  local authority officers do not exercise their delegated powers to waive contract terms or financial obligations without democratic oversight.

Question reference: S6W-40696

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on opening an inhalation room in The Thistle safer drug consumption facility, and how much it estimates this would cost.

Question reference: S6W-40700

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what stage it is at regarding potentially legislating to make the creation of deepfake pornographic content a crime.

Question reference: S6W-40695

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much it estimates it would cost, per vehicle, to introduce mobile safer drug consumption units in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-40585

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, what discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding the handling of Contract CT2978, which has been referred to Audit Scotland and relates to the provision of services for the Edinburgh Winter Festivals, and whether these discussions included the reported failure, without elected member approval or any clear delegated authority, to (a) apply mandatory temporary traffic regulation order parking compensation charges and (b) enforce Clause 37 of the contract, following the reported non-payment by the contractor by the specified deadline.

Question reference: S6W-40588

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 22 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 6 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on conducting an independent review of local authority contract enforcement practice to best ensure transparency, fairness and compliance with procurement law.