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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6O-05035

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of rising levels of knife crime in Dundee over the summer, how it is supporting Police Scotland and local partners to prevent and reduce incidents of violent crime.

Question reference: S6O-05038

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure there is appropriate policing cover for communities in Dumfriesshire.

Question reference: S6O-05028

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support libraries within local communities. 

Question reference: S6O-05057

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on youth work provision of its budget decisions, in light of the most recent YouthLink Scotland survey indicating that the majority of young people accessing youth work do so through the voluntary sector.

Question reference: S6O-05036

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on legal enforcement measures being taken with regard to retailers committing age of sale offences when selling age-restricted items, such as vapes and cigarettes.

Question reference: S6O-05029

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the implementation of its international strategy, how and by what mechanisms it is engaging with the governments of other European nations.

Question reference: S6O-05027

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6O-05034

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve access to legal aid for survivors of domestic abuse.

Question reference: S6O-05056

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in further widening access to university education for people in the most disadvantaged communities.   

Question reference: S6O-05026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of its relations with the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.