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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

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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 24 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40311

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what specific measures it is putting in place to create a self-sufficient, low-carbon steel industry in Scotland.   

Question reference: S6W-40553

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it and (b) its agencies has spent on promotion through social media influencers in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-40538

  • Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost of chartering the MV Alfred from Pentland Ferries, including the cost of any agreed future commitments. 

Question reference: S6W-40550

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the acquisition of the Woodland Invest portfolio by Gresham House Forest Fund VI LP, which was concluded in August 2025.

Question reference: S6W-40541

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there has been a reported reduction in police attending the scene of, or investigating, retail theft and burglaries, in light of reports of an increase in such crimes.

Question reference: S6W-40546

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the acquisition of the Woodland Invest portfolio by Gresham House Forest Fund VI LP, which was concluded in August 2025, what assessment it has made of the potential impact of this on (a) community wealth building, (b) sustainable development, (c) local democracy, (d) environmental quality and (e) biological diversity.

Question reference: S6W-40548

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of concentrated woodland ownership on (a) community wealth building, (b) sustainable development, (c) local democracy, (d) environmental quality and (e) biological diversity.

Question reference: S6W-40549

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the acquisition of the Griffin Forestry Estate by Gresham House FF VI LLP, which was concluded in July 2025.

Question reference: S6W-40547

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of concentrated land ownership on (a) community wealth building, (b) sustainable development, (c) local democracy, (d) environmental quality and (e) biological diversity.

Question reference: S6W-40543

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the China Tribunal and the European Parliament Resolution 2024/2504 on forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and other prisoners of conscience, what steps it is taking to ensure that no medical institutions, universities or personnel from Scotland are involved in organ transplantation practices in China, including indirect involvement.