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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: S7W-03558

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed regional authorities would become the planning authorities responsible for preparing Local Development Plans and, if so, what statutory changes would be required to give effect to that arrangement.

Question reference: S7W-03566

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether national park authorities will continue to be designated planning authorities following the implementation of its proposed reforms to local government.

Question reference: S7W-03547

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in delivering the National Productivity Programme that it committed to in the National Innovation Strategy 2023 to 2033, including the innovation marketplace and the customer platform, and how many businesses have benefited from each element of the programme to date. 

Question reference: S7W-03543

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of its National Productivity Programme, in light of the proportion of businesses classified as innovation active falling from 32.4% in 2020-22 to 29.4% in 2022-24.

Question reference: S7W-03598

  • Asked by: Irshad Ahmed, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, following the decision to discontinue the Health and Wellbeing Census, what data it collects on young people’s health, wellbeing and lifestyle, including smoking, alcohol and drug use.

Question reference: S7W-03559

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to whether existing Local Development Plans would remain in force following any reorganisation of local government, and, if so, for how long they would remain in force.

Question reference: S7W-03548

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much public funding has been committed to each of the four programmes of its National Innovation Strategy since June 2023, and how much of that funding has been spent to date.

Question reference: S7W-03556

  • Asked by: Irshad Ahmed, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking with Public Health Scotland to encourage employers to deliver healthy workplaces.

Question reference: S7W-03194

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 23 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of Scottish-domiciled applicants who (a) meet the entry requirements for dentistry but are not offered a place, and (b) subsequently study dentistry elsewhere in the UK at their own expense.

Question reference: S7W-03196

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Alison Thewliss on 23 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many students domiciled in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were admitted to dentistry at each Scottish institution, in each of the last three academic years.