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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: S7O-00085

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on NHS Lanarkshire’s plans for the new University Hospital Monklands.

Question reference: S7O-00083

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the number of people diagnosed with ME and long COVID and recognising that early diagnosis and appropriate care can improve outcomes for recovery or long-term disability, whether it will commit to providing ringfenced funds to set up specialist clinics staffed by either a nurse practitioner or medical staff in each NHS board area.  

Question reference: S7O-00086

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason people on the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde waiting list for ADHD assessments are reportedly being informed that their expected waiting times have been extended beyond those previously communicated.

Question reference: S7O-00073

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work carried out by the Retail Crime Taskforce.

Question reference: S7O-00069

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to discuss the future of Hawick Fire Station.

Question reference: S7O-00070

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported pressures on policing and the justice system, including the local effects of migration, what action it is taking to promote community cohesion across Scotland.   

Question reference: S7O-00080

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address workforce planning challenges in staff recruitment and retention for health and social care services in Orkney.

Question reference: S7O-00082

  • Asked by: Joe Long, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason over a third of CAMHS referrals have reportedly not been accepted in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S7O-00074

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S7W-00679

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the effectiveness of Bairns' Hoose models across Scotland and whether all iterations are achieving the same results.