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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 19 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00906

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the guidance provided to local authorities on home-to-school transport policies, to ensure that children who live across more than one residence are not disadvantaged compared with those living at a single address.

Question reference: S7W-00892

  • Asked by: Amanda Lindsay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the compliance of school toilet facilities with the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, as currently in force, and the Equality Act 2010; what guidance, including that informed by external organisations such as LGBT Youth Scotland, it provides on mixed-sex toilets; and, in light of the recent Court of Session ruling, whether it has assessed the impact of current policies on the privacy, dignity and safety of pupils, particularly girls.

Question reference: S7W-00908

  • Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what workforce planning it has conducted for clinical psychologists in NHS Lothian, in light of reports that many newly qualified practitioners are experiencing difficulty securing employment.

Question reference: S7W-00910

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the number of places on its Future Planners Programme.

Question reference: S7O-00089

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, through the education system, to support the local delivery of measures to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls, in light of COSLA’s recent white paper, Strengthening Local Delivery to Prevent and Eradicate Violence Against Women and Girls.

Question reference: S7O-00061

  • Asked by: Heather Anderson, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls from The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for a national pilot programme to monitor air pollution around city primary schools.

Question reference: S7O-00096

  • Asked by: David Linden, MSP for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of provision for Islamic cemeteries and burial grounds in Scotland, including the support or guidance that it provides to local authorities in meeting the needs of Muslim communities.

Question reference: S7O-00066

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how any reduction in hours or withdrawal of pupil support assistant posts will impact rural primary schools, particularly in the Highlands and Islands region.

Question reference: S7O-00065

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress it has made towards reducing the number of teachers on short-term or temporary contracts. 

Question reference: S7O-00097

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to after-school care and holiday clubs for children with autism.