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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 21 August 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00166

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items in shops, what discussions it has had with Scotland’s Improvement Districts about the possible introduction of the proposal.

Question reference: S7W-00284

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to electronically monitored bail by justice of the peace courts but given a non-custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.

Question reference: S7W-00159

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update its Respiratory Care Action Plan 2021-2026.

Question reference: S7W-00129

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party's 2026 manifesto commitment to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what discussions it has had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding this proposal.  

Question reference: S7W-00412

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to roll out bleed kits to community settings and public areas including high schools, supermarkets, community centres and parks, when it plans to implement this commitment.

Question reference: S7W-00266

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to prison custody by justice of the peace courts, found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody, including those whose time on remand equals or exceeds their custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.

Question reference: S7W-00407

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the additional cost to the public purse of retaining elements of HMP Barlinnie as part of a listed structure.

Question reference: S7W-00094

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the pledge in the Scottish National Party's 2026 manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what assessment it has made of any impact of such a policy on retail stores in more rural areas where there are fewer options for shoppers and where the cost of operating is reportedly higher.

Question reference: S7W-00421

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment on 13 November 2025 to introduce legislation against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) "at the next legislative opportunity" and the subsequent pledge in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto to introduce anti-SLAPP legislation, when it will introduce such legislation and by what date it expects the protections to come into force.

Question reference: S7W-00415

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to ban the use of technology to create and possess deepfake intimate images, when it plans to introduce legislation to implement this ban.