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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: S7O-00340

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to including the expansion of 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare to all twins and other multiple-birth children from age two in its forthcoming Early Learning and Childcare Strategic Framework.

Question reference: S7O-00346

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a speech delivered by the Prime Minister at the Labour Annual Conference on 29 September regarding its potential impact on the people and economy of Scotland. 

Question reference: S7O-00341

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the changes outlined in its proposed neonatal intensive care plan on rural areas. 

Question reference: S7O-00375

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of NHS Grampian’s preparedness to respond to any further cases of measles.

Question reference: S7O-00370

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the National Treatment Centre at Perth Royal Infirmary, which it committed to in 2021, will open.

Question reference: S7O-00368

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in developing a new national funding framework for hospice care.

Question reference: S7O-00345

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support domestic abuse advocacy services.

Question reference: S7O-00371

  • Asked by: Victor Currie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of cardiology waiting times on unscheduled care and patient outcomes, including any action it can take to reduce diagnostic and treatment delays and avoidable hospital admissions.

Question reference: S7O-00357

  • Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that communities hosting multiple onshore wind developments, including Tweedsmuir, receive a fair and lasting share of the benefits arising from those developments.

Question reference: S7O-00364

  • Asked by: Steven Bonnar, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what role it expects volunteering to play in the delivery of its proposed public service reform agenda, particularly in relation to prevention, health and wellbeing.