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The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

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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: S6W-04429

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many tenancies have been inherited by a (a) family member and (b) next of kin in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-04411

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support services are being developed to support (a) children and (b) parents who have experienced forced adoption.

Question reference: S6W-04410

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue an apology to parents and children who experienced forced adoption, and, if so, by what date.

Question reference: S6W-04625

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many schools in (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) North Lanarkshire and (c) Falkirk have charging points for electric vehicles.

Question reference: S6W-04719

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce Down syndrome legislation, similar to that introduced in the UK Parliament.

Question reference: S6W-04194

  • Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how much it expects to spend on reserved policy areas in 2021-22, with itemised details for each expenditure line.

Question reference: S6W-04502

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04175 by Mairi Gougeon on 12 November 2021, how many applications, following appeal, were (a) approved and (b) not approved, in each year since 2015.

Question reference: S6W-04515

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it collates the complaints about low-frequency noise that are made to local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-04527

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what review it has carried out of the (a) new and (b) existing actions in the Ending Homelessness Together updated plan that are (i) ranked red and (ii) planned for 2021-22.

Question reference: S6W-04539

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 19 November 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the members of the new Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel.