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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 21 August 2026
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Question reference: S7W-02405

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) role the Managed Clinical Network for Children and Young People with Cancer will have in deciding what follows the current cancer strategy for children and young people, and (b) resourcing it provides to the Network to fulfil that role.

Question reference: S7W-02365

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the number of (a) scheduled sailings and (b) sailings actually provided on CalMac's Gourock to Dunoon ferry service between March 2025 and March 2026, and what the reasons were for any variance between the two.

Question reference: S7W-02380

  • Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its pre-election statements and manifesto commitment to introduce anti-SLAPP legislation in Scotland, what progress has been made in preparing, and when it expects to introduce, such legislation.

Question reference: S7W-02401

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a progress report on the creation of a comprehensive, robust and scalable national genomic medicine service, as set out in the Genomic Medicine Strategy 2024-2029.

Question reference: S7W-02376

  • Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many dedicated mesothelioma nurses are currently employed in Scotland, and whether this number has increased over the past 20 years.

Question reference: S7W-02384

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what is its view on the conclusion of the report Scottish Government Bonds and Investing in Ourselves that, by diverting interest payments to foreign investors, its proposed wholesale bond programme is in direct contradiction with the principles of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026.

Question reference: S7W-02399

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of the Intelligent Liver Function Test, first developed and introduced in NHS Tayside, to GPs and liver specialists across Scotland, and on what date it became, or is expected to become, available in each health board area.

Question reference: S7W-02386

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) set out in its document, Scottish Government Bonds Programme: Summary Outline Business Case, did not include the potential benefits to Scottish businesses, investors or pension funds, including the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Question reference: S7W-02378

  • Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting charity groups such as Mesothelioma UK, the Scottish Mesothelioma Network and Action on Asbestos.

Question reference: S7W-02370

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) CalMac or (b) Transport Scotland plans to provide a replacement bus service during the period of scheduled works on the MV Ali Cat and MV Argyll Flyer between 2 September 2026 and 25 March 2027.