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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 18 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41965

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how the revised Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) methodology will recognise the contribution of solar thermal installations to energy efficiency.

Question reference: S6W-41996

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what is the longest recorded time a patient has spent on a trolley in a hospital corridor or emergency department in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-41874

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Victims and Community Safety last attended a meeting of the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group.

Question reference: S6W-41870

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Islands Connectivity Plan’s proposed development of Gourock Ferry Terminal by December 2026, and what the budget is for this project.

Question reference: S6W-41867

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish a timetable for the Community Needs Assessment of the (a) Ardrossan- (i) Brodick and (ii) Campbeltown route and (b) all other routes in the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (third generation) (CHFS3) contract, as required by the Islands Connectivity Plan.

Question reference: S6W-41886

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the patient (a) feedback and (b) complaints recorded by NHS boards regarding travel for planned care outwith a patient’s board area in each of the last five years, and what main themes were identified.

Question reference: S6W-42074

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of reported trends in ScotRail passenger complaints relating to train cleanliness since the transfer of ScotRail to public ownership.

Question reference: S6W-41933

  • Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its recent commitment to develop official guidance on the welfare of farmed fish, what steps it will take to ensure that the development process is fair, inclusive of all stakeholders and does not give preferential treatment to industry interests.

Question reference: S6W-41929

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve NHS boards' performance against the 62-day target for those diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Question reference: S6W-41947

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many teaching posts are currently vacant in each local authority area.