Questions and answers
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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Question reference: S6O-05055
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports of a rise in recorded bullying incidents in schools.
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Question reference: S6O-05053
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it considers the percentage of students earning an A, B or C in Higher History fluctuated by 27.6% between 2023 and 2025.
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Question reference: S6O-05032
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the veterans minister has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the role of local authorities in maintaining Commonwealth War Graves to a national standard.
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Question reference: S6O-05054
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what challenges are faced by those delivering education across the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S6O-05039
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of sustained overcrowding in prisons on suicide and self-harm prevention.
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Question reference: S6O-05050
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its revised guidance on supporting transgender pupils in schools, whether it can guarantee that, effective immediately, single-sex spaces, including toilets and changing rooms, have been made available to all girls during school hours.
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Question reference: S6O-05057
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on youth work provision of its budget decisions, in light of the most recent YouthLink Scotland survey indicating that the majority of young people accessing youth work do so through the voluntary sector.
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Question reference: S6O-05051
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported jobs and cuts crisis in further and higher education.
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