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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: S7W-03771

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on disabled people living in rural and remote communities of the Motability Scheme's decision to reduce the standard annual mileage allowance for new car leases from 20,000 miles to 10,000 miles.

Question reference: S7W-03755

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to complete its review of the Wildfire Strategic Action Plan and when it will publish a timetable for implementing any resulting recommendations ahead of the 2027 wildfire season.

Question reference: S7W-03752

  • Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what independent evaluation has been carried out of trials of the sale of alcohol at football matches to date, and whether any findings will be published.

Question reference: S7W-03766

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its correspondence to the Rural Affairs Committee on 28 September 2026 regarding the response to the Cairngorms wildfire, what distinction it draws between the independently facilitated multi-agency debrief and an independent review of the response, and whether it has considered commissioning an independent review.

Question reference: S7W-03750

  • Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the number of licences granted by licensing boards permitting the sale of alcohol at professional football matches since January 2025, and whether it will publish this information.

Question reference: S7W-03756

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the commissioning of the independently facilitated multi-agency debrief of the response to the Cairngorms wildfire, including who commissioned the debrief, who was appointed to facilitate it and through what process, what access the facilitator will have to documents and witnesses, and whether the facilitator will have any role in drafting or approving the findings and recommendations.

Question reference: S7W-03764

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the review of the Wildfire Strategic Action Plan and the independently facilitated multi-agency debrief of the response to the Cairngorms wildfire, what arrangements are in place to enable residents, land managers, farmers, crofters, businesses, volunteers and emergency responders affected by the wildfire to submit evidence, what deadlines apply for doing so, and how such participants will be informed of any resulting conclusions.

Question reference: S7W-03768

  • Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how evidence and recommendations arising from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's review of the Cairngorm wildfire will be considered in its review of the Wildfire Strategic Action Plan, who will be responsible for deciding whether to adopt any recommendations, and how decisions not to adopt recommendations will be recorded and explained.

Question reference: S7F-00055

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00054

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.