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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 11 February 2026
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Question reference: S6O-04757

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that pupils with additional support needs receive consistent and adequate support.

Question reference: S6O-04756

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the children's minister last met with Aberdeenshire Council to discuss nursery closures.

Question reference: S6O-04752

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with UHI Perth in relation to its funding position.

Question reference: S6O-04742

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any further plans to widen its review into Creative Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-04758

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the scale of online bullying in schools.

Question reference: S6O-04741

  • Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will propose the scheduling of time for a parliamentary debate or statement on the works at Union Bridge on the A96 in Keith, in light of reports that ongoing delays have resulted in the trunk road being reduced to one lane with traffic lights for almost a year.

Question reference: S6O-04747

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of serious assaults committed by teenagers has increased in the past five years.

Question reference: S6O-04750

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to its commitment that no young person under the age of 18 should be imprisoned, what discussions it has had with the Scottish Sentencing Council regarding reviewing the Sentencing young people guideline, which states that all sentencing options, including imprisonment, remain open to the court.

Question reference: S6O-04754

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to teachers to help deal with behaviour in classrooms.

Question reference: S6O-04745

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to modernise family law and ensure the efficient functioning of the civil court system.