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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: S6O-05164

To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to groups and people to make use of the Community Asset Transfer Scheme.

Question reference: S6O-05185

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the outcome of its discussions with the UK Government regarding its Railways Bill.

Question reference: S6O-05159

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Pride in Place Programme.

Question reference: S6O-05166

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a response to COSLA’s request for additional funding to support local authorities in the forthcoming Budget.

Question reference: S6O-05161

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government's Pride in Place Programme in relation to its impact on devolved issues. 

Question reference: S6O-05163

To ask the Scottish Government how the new Scottish Aggregates Tax, due to be introduced in April 2026, will contribute to creating a circular economy.

Question reference: S6O-05170

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated in its Budget for the improvement of road safety on the A77 trunk road.

Question reference: S6O-05169

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Fiscal Commission's recently published Scottish median incomes fact sheet.

Question reference: S6O-05184

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-05168

  • Current Status: Withdrawn