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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 13 February 2026
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Question reference: S6O-04814

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the health secretary has had with ministerial colleagues and NHS Lothian regarding the provision of education and tutoring for sick children at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh and other NHS facilities and services.

Question reference: S6O-04828

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent ILGA-Europe Rainbow Index of LGBTI equality laws, which shows that the UK, including Scotland, has fallen from first place in 2015 to second worst this year.

Question reference: S6O-04805

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that NatureScot will complete its review of the bird species on schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Question reference: S6O-04811

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that nearly 40% of adults in Dumfries and Galloway are not registered with an NHS dentist.

Question reference: S6O-04808

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of care home providers have reported recruitment difficulties since the UK left the EU.

Question reference: S6O-04804

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the latest export statistics for Scotland’s food and drink sector.

Question reference: S6O-04803

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many licences for gull management were awarded in Eyemouth for 2025.

Question reference: S6O-04826

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-04812

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it is taking to address GP waiting times in NHS Grampian, in light of reports of ongoing staffing shortages, delayed discharges and critical incidents.

Question reference: S6O-04827

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Orkney Islands Council regarding any support needed to allow development projects to be taken forward to tackle the reported growing demand for housing in the islands.