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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-05165

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the UK Government regarding the upcoming UK Budget and any implications for Scotland’s public finances.

Question reference: S6O-05158

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the Financial Conduct Authority and other organisations regarding the impact on policyholders of the withdrawal of the Family Protection Plan by C Mutual and Maiden Life Försäkrings.

Question reference: S6O-05155

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage businesses to implement the real Living Wage, in light of reports that Scotland's level of real Living Wage employers is, proportionately, five times that of the UK as a whole.

Question reference: S6O-05167

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of UK fiscal decisions on the Scottish Budget and the certainty of local government funding.

Question reference: S6O-05160

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with delivery of the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal.

Question reference: S6O-05183

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the growth of the domestic supply chain for energy infrastructure.

Question reference: S6O-05179

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its climate policies, what it hopes to achieve through its representation at COP30 in Brazil.

Question reference: S6O-05180

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding plans for the proposed Clyde Metro.

Question reference: S6O-05156

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what economic assessment it has undertaken of the potential impact of proposed workers' camps in and around communities across the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S6O-05162

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to improve Glasgow City’s regional economy, in light of the economic effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the city.