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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 4 September 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40331

  • Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much its agencies have spent on the (a) removal and (b) control of rhododendron ponticum in each year since 2020-21.

Question reference: S6W-40338

  • Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a support scheme for businesses to manage, or move on, unsold stock before disposal becomes restricted under the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, to support and accelerate economic growth across the circular fashion and sustainable textiles sectors.

Question reference: S6W-40285

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed draft regulations to add the characteristic of sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, what evaluation process will be used to assess whether embedding the characteristic of sex in hate crime law is effective in tackling gendered violence patterns, and how it will ensure that any feedback from frontline practitioners, victims and experts directly shapes any iterative updates in the future.

Question reference: S6W-40229

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the flexible working arrangements of the chief executive of the National Social Work Agency who will reportedly be entitled to work remotely for up to 60% of their weekly contracted hours, and what assessment it has made of any impact on leadership and performance of such an arrangement.

Question reference: S6W-40320

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available to brain tumour patients.

Question reference: S6O-04914

  • Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any potential environmental impact, what its response is to reports that a category A nuclear safety event occurred at Faslane naval base between January and April this year.

Question reference: S6O-04918

  • Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions the economy secretary and business minister have had with the UK Government regarding tariff exemptions and other support for the Scotch whisky industry.

Question reference: S6O-04921

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the University of Dundee and the Scottish Funding Council regarding the university’s financial situation.

Question reference: S6O-04917

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what support it can offer to help local authorities protect council-run and arm’s-length external organisation-run community facilities.

Question reference: S6O-04916

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Transport Scotland about motorway gantry signage.