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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 22 March 2026
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Question reference: S6O-05564

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to support research into finding a cure for motor neurone disease.

Question reference: S6O-05568

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are applied in deciding on the location of the new walk-in GP clinics. 

Question reference: S6O-05565

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and other relevant criminal justice organisations, regarding the implementation of section 34 of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.

Question reference: S6O-05570

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent announcement that the freeze on council housing allocation in Edinburgh will continue until March 2027, what support it is providing to the City of Edinburgh Council to address the housing crisis. 

Question reference: S6O-05567

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards the establishment of a pathway for free dyslexia assessments at the point of contact for adults.

Question reference: S6O-05548

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the finance available for commercial shipbuilding projects at Scottish shipyards, including how the competitiveness of this compares with that of other European nations with commercial shipbuilding industries. R

Question reference: S6O-05552

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits brought by the banking hub model that is operated by Post Office Ltd and funded by Cash Access UK.

Question reference: S6O-05577

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how the recent Court of Session ruling on the Wull Muir scheme in the Borders will impact on its energy policy and strategy.

Question reference: S6O-05549

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic contribution of the Scottish food and drink sector to Scotland’s international exports.

Question reference: S6O-05576

  • Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that public transport workers can go to work without the fear of assault.