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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-42492

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42170 by Fiona Hyslop on 5 December 2025, what information it holds on whether any public bodies receive reports from Peel Ports and The King's Harbour Master regarding the monitoring of container traffic on the River Clyde.

Question reference: S6W-42529

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42085 by Gillian Martin on 5 December 2025, what information it has regarding the dates that the teams involved in Let’s Do Net Zero discussed the Heroes of Net Zero communications campaign, whether formal or informal minutes, notes or other records were taken of those discussions and, if so, whether it will publish these, and what criteria and processes were applied in deciding not to take the suggestion forward in 2025.

Question reference: S6W-42539

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42154 by Siobhian Brown on 5 December 2025, whether it plans to publish the analysis of the economic benefits of a potential role expansion for firefighters.

Question reference: S6W-42548

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) standards and (b) requirements breast screening centres must meet to provide reasonable adjustments and supportive equipment for women with limited mobility.

Question reference: S6W-42550

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many trunk road bridges have been placed into so-called managed decline in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-42525

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Inverclyde have waited at least one hour for an ambulance in the most recent year for which data is available.

Question reference: S6W-42522

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the organisations that submitted applications to the Equality and Human Rights Fund in each of the last five years but were declined, broken down by (a) any information it can provide regarding the reason for refusal and (b) the assessment criteria or framework used in determining the decision.

Question reference: S6W-42524

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) correspondence and (b) communication it has had with the UK Government regarding how the proposals in the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill might impact employment legislation and in turn impact on Scotland's economy.

Question reference: S6W-42521

  • Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government which organisations that had previously received support from the Equality and Human Rights Fund in each of the last five years have since had their funding discontinued, broken down by the reason for the discontinuation.

Question reference: S6W-42528

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to support local supply chain jobs linked to marine construction in Inverclyde.