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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

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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 3 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43536

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the revised relationships, sexual health, and parenthood (RSHP) teaching guidance will be published.

Question reference: S6W-43531

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that the number of women travelling from Scotland to England to access later-stage abortion care has increased.

Question reference: S6W-43522

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the current pilot scheme that provides free bus travel for people who are seeking asylum and live in Scotland using the National Entitlement Card (NEC) will be extended beyond 31 March 2026.

Question reference: S6W-43521

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what early discussions it has had with the newly appointed Traffic Commissioner for Scotland on their position and approach to supporting regional transport partnerships, such as Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, to implement regional bus franchises.

Question reference: S6W-43284

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of both Scottish projects in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7) securing strike prices above the current wholesale price of electricity, what its position is on whether electricity bills for households and businesses would be significantly lower in an independent Scotland, and on what evidence its position is based.

Question reference: S6W-43523

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what cost per unit it has assumed for new-build homes in its outline plan to deliver 36,000 homes as part of the draft Budget 2026-27, broken down by tenure type.

Question reference: S6W-43530

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the cost of pausing any increase to licensed hospitality business rates to the draft Scottish Budget 2026-27.

Question reference: S6W-43526

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the report, Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray: final evaluation, in relation to the financial administration and payment delays to applicants to the Just Transition Fund. 

Question reference: S6W-43529

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it takes to ensure that Transport Scotland and operating companies across the trunk-road network adequately address local concerns regarding litter and fly-tipping, both generally and with particular reference to the A75.

Question reference: S6W-43528

  • Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recommendations in the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray: final evaluation report, in relation to (a) extension of application timeframes, (b) earlier notice of funding rounds to applicants, (c) transparency of decision-making processes and (d) strength of monitoring of applicant project progress for applications to the Just Transition Fund.