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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 8 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-42823

  • Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the news release of 30 December 2025 by the University of Dundee, Mobile Stroke Units could reduce emergency department transfers by 86%, whether it plans to adopt Professor Iris Grunwald’s proposal for a mobile stroke unit to ease pressure on emergency services, in light of the impact of the unit introduced by the professor in England.

Question reference: S6W-42826

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of EV charging points and associated parking spaces that are suitable for heavy goods vehicles.

Question reference: S6W-42837

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40574 by Gillian Martin on 30 September 2025, whether it will provide an update on its plans to review and revise the guidance regarding the exceptional circumstances in which it is permissible for storm overflows to spill, and when it will issue that update and revised guidance.

Question reference: S6W-42836

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish its current business and regulatory impact assessment in relation to its defence sector support policy, which was updated on 3 September 2025, including the number of any affected companies.

Question reference: S6W-42820

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the uptake was of free school meals in 2025 for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-42830

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is currently providing to fruit and vegetable producers that are (a) recognised and (b) not recognised as producer organisations.

Question reference: S6W-42835

  • Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what business and regulatory impact assessment was undertaken prior to the First Minister’s announcement of a new defence sector support policy on 3 September 2025, and whether it will publish this.

Question reference: S6W-42817

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the proposed non-domestic rates revaluation on the viability of small-scale hydroelectric schemes, in light of reports that this could make such schemes unviable.

Question reference: S6W-42828

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce and end so-called hospital "corridor care".

Question reference: S6W-42827

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many EV charging spaces that are suitable for heavy goods vehicles are available in each local authority area.