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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 14 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38702

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much small and medium-sized businesses currently contribute to the economy, and how this compares with each of the previous five years.

Question reference: S6W-38704

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what guarantees it can provide that the proposed debris flow shelter on the A83 Rest and Be Thankful section will withstand future landslides and protect the road and users.

Question reference: S6W-38701

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent through public procurement in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) supplier location and (b) how much went to (i) small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and (ii) larger enterprises.

Question reference: S6W-38714

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of fly-tipping have been made via (a) the Dumb Dumpers platform and (b) other public reporting channels since 2020, and what proportion of these resulted in enforcement action.

Question reference: S6W-38709

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what measurable reductions in (a) littering and (b) fly-tipping have been recorded since the implementation of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24 Action Plan, and whether it will provide a breakdown by local authority area of (i) any such data and (ii) the number of incidents reported within this timeframe.

Question reference: S6W-38711

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop and deliver a national anti-littering media campaign, and, if it has any such plans, how it will assess its effectiveness in changing behaviour.

Question reference: S6W-38678

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ringfence any Barnett consequential funding relating to winter fuel spending in England and Wales for the support of pensioners in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-38715

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the construction, agricultural and retail sectors to prevent commercial fly-tipping, and what outcomes have resulted from any such discussions.

Question reference: S6W-38719

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it had with rural and agricultural stakeholders in the (a) development and (b) delivery of the National Litter and Flytipping Strategy 2023-24 Action Plan, and whether it maintains any ongoing engagement with any such stakeholders.

Question reference: S6W-38718

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2025

    Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any financial impact of fly-tipping on (a) rural landowners and (b) farmers, and what measures it is taking to support the removal of dumped waste on private land.