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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 6 October 2026
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Question reference: S7O-00335

To ask the Scottish Government when it will commission feasibility studies on bringing sections of the Water of Leith and Wardie Bay into safe public usage, in light of its Programme for Government commitment.

Question reference: S7O-00336

To ask the Scottish Government what role, if any, Police Scotland has in monitoring the activities of people studying in Scotland on student visas, including what information it receives or holds regarding such individuals.

Question reference: S7O-00306

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of projected costs and savings associated with its proposed restructuring of local government.

Question reference: S7O-00307

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to democratically empower communities across rural Scotland.

Question reference: S7O-00331

  • Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports rural health boards, including NHS Borders.

Question reference: S7O-00301

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S7O-00337

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to strengthen partnerships between Police Scotland and other public sector bodies to improve multi-agency approaches to community policing.

Question reference: S7O-00308

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will develop a strategy to respond to disinformation.

Question reference: S7O-00333

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on actions NHS Scotland is taking to reduce waiting times for assessments of children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD.

Question reference: S7O-00338

To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it is taking in response to reported warnings from the Governor of HMP Barlinnie about overcrowding and the risk of critical failure arising from the prison’s ageing infrastructure.