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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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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: S6O-05218

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to pensioners to help with heating bills as winter sets in.

Question reference: S6O-05190

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the Scottish Economic Link licence is working.

Question reference: S6O-05219

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its previous answer on 12 November, whether it will take the lead in establishing a common housing register in Glasgow to simplify applications and address the city's long social housing waiting lists.

Question reference: S6O-05216

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the assessment by the Scottish Human Rights Commission that disabled and autistic people are not being supported to exercise their right to independent living, as enshrined in Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, what discussions the social justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding action that can be taken to address this.

Question reference: S6O-05205

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the health secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the use of sport to support its goal to reduce child poverty.

Question reference: S6O-05191

To ask the Scottish Government what recent work it has undertaken with the agricultural sector to reduce the number of fatalities within the industry.

Question reference: S6O-05197

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of alleged animal welfare abuse at a Bakkafrost Scotland salmon farm.

Question reference: S6O-05204

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on reducing audiology waiting lists at NHS Grampian.

Question reference: S6O-05199

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address tooth decay in children.

Question reference: S6O-05214

  • Current Status: Withdrawn