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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 14 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44456

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting small and medium-sized businesses to take on more apprentices, particularly in sectors experiencing skills shortages, in light of reports that many smaller employers consider the cost and administrative requirements of training to be a barrier to offering apprenticeship opportunities.

Question reference: S6W-44310

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delivery of the National Treatment Centre at Carrick Glen.

Question reference: S6W-44309

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what upgrades to the A77, excluding maintenance works, are planned for the next five years.

Question reference: S6W-44315

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what account it takes of the additional costs associated with rurality when making funding provisions for rape crisis centres across the country.

Question reference: S6W-44311

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many wind farms there currently are in operation, broken down by how many are (a) connected to the grid and (b) fully operational.

Question reference: S6W-44334

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase capacity in Scottish prisons.

Question reference: S6W-44335

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its review into grooming gangs changing to a public inquiry, what assessment it has made of the Scottish prison capacity to accommodate any future prisoners resulting from the inquiry.

Question reference: S6W-44307

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many windfarm applications have been submitted in the last two years, broken down by how many were not approved.

Question reference: S6W-44308

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents involving (i) HGVs and (ii) other vehicles on the A77 there (A) were in each of the last two calendar years and (B) have been in 2026 to date, also broken down by the section of the road that passes through South Ayrshire.

Question reference: S6W-44333

  • Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the specific reasons were for it changing its review into grooming gangs into a public inquiry.