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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
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 7 October 2026
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Question reference: S7W-03847

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with public bodies regarding the accessibility of public health messaging material, particularly for people with learning disabilities.

Question reference: S7W-03815

  • Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the specific needs of the comedy sector are considered in the development and delivery of its cultural funding policies.

Question reference: S7W-03785

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-03010 by Neil Gray on 18 September 2026, what helicopter standby arrangements are in place under the current Public Sector Framework contract for periods of very high wildfire risk, including the geographical coverage, activation criteria, contracted availability and maximum notice-to-move time, and which organisation or organisations have authority to request deployment.

Question reference: S7W-03801

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the planned reform of Scotland’s environmental bodies will affect the ability of local communities to engage with decision making, lodge complaints and seek enforcement action regarding any potential environmental impacts associated with issues such as hyperscale AI data centres, including impacts on water resources, energy use, land use and biodiversity.

Question reference: S7W-03787

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to community organisations seeking wildfire equipment and training, whether eligibility for such support requires applicants to own the land on which the equipment would be used, and whether it will review any such requirement to enable organisations operating with the permission of a landowner to access support.

Question reference: S7W-03795

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it will assess whether the operation of the muirburn licensing scheme enables timely wildfire fuel management, including monitoring of application processing times, the number of applications refused or withdrawn and instances of planned fuel management work not proceeding.

Question reference: S7W-03798

  • Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it and Scottish Enterprise have undertaken on the viability of Project Willow proposals in relation to changes in (a) hydrogen costs, (b) feedstock availability and (c) the UK policy and regulatory framework.

Question reference: S7W-03816

  • Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent people from lower-income backgrounds from pursuing careers in the cultural sector, including comedy.

Question reference: S7W-03808

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason pumped storage hydro stations are reportedly subject to higher non-domestic rates compared to other forms of renewable energy such as onshore wind.

Question reference: S7W-03843

  • Asked by: Lloyd Melville, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out its final position on whether to give local authorities Compulsory Sale Order powers.