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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-00137

  • 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 it anticipates the administrative implications might be for grocery staff from its implementation.  

Question reference: S7W-00326

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will finalise and publish its Energy Strategy, which has been delayed since 2023, and, if so, by what date. 

Question reference: S7W-00263

  • 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 the High Court of the Judiciary, found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody, including those whose time on remand equals or exceeds their custodial sentence, and what was the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand for such individuals, in each year since 2018.

Question reference: S7W-00066

  • 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, when it expects the cap would come into effect.

Question reference: S7W-00319

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much public money the Scottish Prison Service has spent on commissioning Montagu Evans in relation to its appeal against the designation of historic buildings at HMP Barlinnie as Category A listed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00285

  • 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, 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-00277

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 2 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Islands Business Resilience Fund were unsuccessful in 2025-26.

Question reference: S7W-00290

  • 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 the High Court of Justiciary 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-00130

  • 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 Advertising Standards Authority regarding this proposal. 

Question reference: S7W-00264

  • 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 and received a verdict of (a) not guilty, (b) not proceeded against and (c) not proven for the charges for which they were remanded, and what the (i) mean, (ii) median, and (iii) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.