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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 8 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-42915

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of one in three men in Scotland reportedly being diagnosed with prostate cancer at a late stage, whether it will commit to exploring alternative interventions to support earlier identification of the condition, irrespective of the final recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee on it.

Question reference: S6W-42891

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Transport has had with (a) CMAL and (b) CalMac regarding the proposed revaluation of non-domestic rates.

Question reference: S6W-42887

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it has been working with NHS boards to reduce A&E waiting times in order to meet the standard for 95% of all patients to be admitted, discharged or transferred within four hours of arrival, in light of recent Public Health Scotland statistics for the month ending 30 November 2025, which state that only 66.7% of A&E attendances met this threshold.

Question reference: S6W-42889

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42664 by Angela Constance on 5 January 2026, whether Upside provides it with details of the number of individuals released from prison who have received funding from its partner organisations, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.

Question reference: S6W-42858

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings have taken place, in the current parliamentary session, between any government minister and/or civil servant and any salmon farming company and/or their umbrella body, Salmon Scotland, and whether the issue of (a) health and safety and (b) workers' rights and trade union recognition in the salmon industry was raised.

Question reference: S6W-42862

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Fair Work agenda, what its position is on whether bargaining agreements are important to help improve pay and working conditions, such as health and safety, and whether the salmon industry should enter into collective bargaining agreements to help make improvements to health and safety.

Question reference: S6W-42900

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42387 by Richard Lochhead on 17 December 2025, how many small businesses in Inverclyde have closed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-42897

  • Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Futures Trust will report to the Scottish Ministers regarding available alternative forms of finance that could support health infrastructure investment.

Question reference: S6W-42905

  • Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government which prisons are currently operating a restricted regime; when these regimes at each prison are planned to come to an end, and what activities have been (a) stopped permanently, (b) suspended and (c) reduced in each prison as a consequence of the restrictions.

Question reference: S6W-42896

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many households in Inverclyde have been placed in temporary accommodation in each year since 2019, also broken down by how many have remained in such accommodation for more than one year, and for how long.