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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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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 17 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-38002

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, whether it has consulted with small business representative organisations regarding the potential impact on their members of a trade border between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-38666

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many hate crime complaints have been received since the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 came into force, broken down by (a) month and (b) protected characteristic.

Question reference: S6W-38001

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what assessment it has made of the potential administrative burden that could be placed on small Scottish exporters in the event that cross-border trade between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK required customs declarations.

Question reference: S6W-38647

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to (a) local authorities and (b) the public regarding the use of exempt fireplaces and stoves in smoke control areas, and how it ensures that the list of DEFRA-approved appliances for Scotland is kept up-to-date and accessible.

Question reference: S6W-38664

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards creating a cadastral system to map out the (a) tax paid on and (b) subsidies received for land holdings.

Question reference: S6W-38699

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-38210 by Alasdair Allan on 9 June 2025, what analysis it has undertaken regarding the factors cited; whether those factors will affect the achievement of its heat in buildings decarbonisation goals, and what action it plans to take to affect patterns of consumer demand and installer availability to ensure that heat pumps are installed at a sufficient rate.

Question reference: S6W-38008

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what assessment it has made of any potential disruption to Scottish public procurement contracts held by suppliers based in England under any border regime in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-37999

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its work to further the case for Scottish independence, what economic modelling it has undertaken of the potential impact on Scotland’s GDP growth of introducing a hard border with the rest of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-37998

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is for mitigating any potential delays on (a) the M74, (b) the A1 and (c) other key transport corridors in an independent Scotland in the event that customs infrastructure is introduced.

Question reference: S6W-38654

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill on the cost of borrowing for rural businesses.