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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 17 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-01040

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to businesses affected by persistent youth disorder and vandalism.

Question reference: S7W-01066

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what measurable outcomes it anticipates the Long-Term Conditions Framework will deliver, including in relation to reducing mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular, renal and metabolism (CVRM) conditions.

Question reference: S7W-01048

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of community policing on levels of antisocial behaviour.

Question reference: S7W-01027

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has provided to local authorities regarding the implementation of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.

Question reference: S7W-01049

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of vandalism by under-18s have been recorded in each local authority area, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S7W-01056

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00635 by Maree Todd on 8 June 2026, how many detainees  were transferred between Inverness and Kittybrewster custody suites in order to access methadone or other opioid substitution therapy in the last 12 months, and how many detainees required transfer to accident and emergency departments during the same period.

Question reference: S7W-01068

  • Asked by: Max Bannerman, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the House of Commons Library Standard Note SN/SC/1295, what consideration it has given to whether local authority planning application committees in Scotland qualify as an “appropriate tribunal” under Article 6 (civil) of the ECHR.

Question reference: S7W-01065

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what governance structures will be implemented to oversee the delivery of the Long-Term Conditions Framework, and whether these will include condition-specific programmes comparable to those in place for cancer.

Question reference: S7W-01061

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the forthcoming Long-Term Conditions Framework will include a specific strategy for cardiovascular, renal and metabolic (CVRM) conditions.

Question reference: S7W-01063

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what level of funding it plans to allocate to support the implementation of the Long-Term Conditions Framework.