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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 21 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44204

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

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27393 by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024, how many homes have been built through the Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2023-24, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-44217

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Borders Buses to discuss the future funding of bus services that cross (a) local authority boundaries in South Scotland and (b) the border between Scotland and England.

Question reference: S6W-44207

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

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many new homes it plans to deliver through the Rural and Island Housing Grant Scheme.

Question reference: S6W-44213

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its agencies have taken to dredge the River Esk in Langholm.

Question reference: S6W-44205

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

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27394 by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024, how much it has spent on the Rural and Islands Housing Fund in each year since 2023-24, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-44219

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the replacement of HMP Inverness with HMP Highland, and on what date it anticipates that the new prison will be open and fully functional.

Question reference: S6W-44186

  • Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether Creative Scotland upheld its Fair Work policy commitments in its handling of the closure of the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), particularly regarding any decision to withhold agreed payments, in light of reported concerns in relation to the charity being left with no reserves and its staff being made redundant with no consultation, dignity or protection.

Question reference: S6W-44206

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

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the difference is between the Rural and Island Housing Grant Scheme and the Rural and Island Housing Fund.

Question reference: S6W-44134

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will automatically reject any planning application for a company proposing substantial marine development that does not require it to submit a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) where that company has previously undertaken to provide one, and, if not, for what reason. 

Question reference: S6W-44218

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders and other groups regarding the capital funding required to upgrade the A7 between Edinburgh and Carlisle to address concerns relating to speeding, safety, maintenance and congestion.