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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

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Question reference: S6F-04602

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported issues with teacher job shortages, caused by temporary teacher contracts.

Question reference: S6F-04591

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04603

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will comply with the Scottish Information Commissioner’s ruling that files relating to James Hamilton's investigation into whether the former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, broke the ministerial code must be published by 22 January 2026.

Question reference: S6F-04593

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04592

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04609

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

To ask the First Minister, regarding the proposed expansion of wind turbines, battery storage facilities and pylons across the Scottish Borders, whether the Scottish Government has carried out an assessment of the potential cumulative impact on the wildlife and the landscape, in light of the importance of tourism to the area.

Question reference: S6W-43172

Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish Phase Two of the Women’s Health Plan.

I am pleased to announce that Phase Two of the Women’s Health Plan will be published tomorrow.

Phase Two sets out action which will be taken forward over the next three years, driving towards our ambition that all women and girls in Scotland enjoy the best possible health, throughout their lives.

New priorities in Phase Two of the Women’s Health Plan are focussed on tackling gynaecology waiting times, eliminating cervical cancer and prioritising women’s brain health.

These priority areas are further supported by 40 new actions, reflecting the needs of women and girls across their lives.

This phase is backed by additional funding of over £2.4 million to tackle gynaecological waiting times, bringing additional investment in gynaecology services to almost £13 million this year.

Informed by a rich evidence base, including the voices of women and girls, Phase Two builds on the progress already made, including the appointment and work of the first Women’s Health Champion Professor Anna Glasier, development of a women’s health information platform on NHS Inform and our Women’s Health Research Fund.

Phase Two will go live at 9am on Tuesday 20 January 2026 and can be accessed here: https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781806435562.

Question reference: S6W-42804

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of any delays to the national roll-out of body-worn video cameras on police officer safety, in light of reported reductions in assaults on officers in divisions where the technology is already in use.

Question reference: S6W-42808

Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the scale and nature of vehicle and freight crime in Scotland, and whether intelligence from the National (a) Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and (b) Freight Crime Database is used to inform this assessment.

Question reference: S6W-42814

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed Tenements (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill will include a statutory right for owners to install EV charging infrastructure on common ground to override any obsolete title burdens that prevent the delivery of net zero targets in existing flatted developments.