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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. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 8 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-42848

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what trauma-informed sexual health clinics are provided by each NHS board, and what (a) funding arrangements and (b) staffing they have.

Question reference: S6W-42861

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Fair Work agenda, what its response is to the reported refusal of Mowi to meet with and engage with the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) to help improve health and safety at its processing plant at Rosyth. 

Question reference: S6W-42841

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission to publish its final report, and whether it plans to make a statement to the Parliament on the Commission's recommendations following publication.

Question reference: S6W-42844

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the overbridge that carried Gourlay Street over the railway at Cowlairs in Glasgow was removed without replacement in 2016 as part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP) electrification works, and whether it will instruct Network Rail Scotland to commission a replacement footbridge to reconnect Gourlay Street.

Question reference: S6W-42865

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported poor treatment of workers and the level of reportable incidents in the salmon industry risks tainting the reputation of this iconic Scottish product.

Question reference: S6W-42855

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes have been built in each local authority area since 2007, and how many of those have been for social housing.

Question reference: S6W-42854

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent figures for the average Council Tax Band D bill in Scotland, and how that compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.

Question reference: S6W-42880

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its current position is on modernising or replacing the 1491 Common Good legislation, in line with recommendations from the Scottish Land Commission.

Question reference: S6W-42863

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has met with Salmon Scotland since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-42825

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 21 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42626 by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025, whether it will provide an update on what consideration it is giving to the request from the Scottish Retail Consortium and other stakeholders for Scotland to follow England and introduce a permanent business rate discount for all retail, hospitality and leisure premises, in light of the recent announcement that Essential Edinburgh BID has added it’s support to the call.