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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: S6W-24673

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20844 by Paul McLennan on 13 September 2023, what the (a) purchase price and (b) grant offered was for each property in the applications received and approved (i) prior to and (ii) since the announcement on 19 July 2023, and whether it will also provide a breakdown of these figures by applications from (A) registered social landlords and (B) local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-24575

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanism is in place for local authorities to remove home sharing from the scope of the short-term lets licensing legislation.  

Question reference: S6W-24552

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the current salary and any other remuneration is for each of the directors of Caledonian Sleeper Ltd.  

Question reference: S6W-24548

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many operators of short-term lets that were operational before 1 October 2023 have yet to apply for a short-term let licence. 

Question reference: S6W-24578

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on the Edinburgh festivals in 2024 of any reduction in home-sharing accommodation.

Question reference: S6W-24627

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish its International Culture Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-24609

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what objectives it set for any funding that it has provided to the Scottish Refugee Council since 2019.

Question reference: S6W-24600

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what objectives it set for any funding that it has provided to the Nairn Trust since 2019.

Question reference: S6W-24639

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will (a) appoint and (b) announce the chair of the independent review of Adult Disability Payment.

Question reference: S6W-24605

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what objectives it set for any funding that it has provided to the Poverty Trust since 2019.