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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 4 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44015

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action will be taken in response of the findings of an internal audit of Glasgow City Integration Joint Board into its decision to withdraw funding from the Scottish Huntington’s Association for the provision of specialist support for families affected by Huntington’s, in light of indications that due process may not have been followed on several fronts.

Question reference: S6W-44021

  • Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Scottish Veterans Commissioner to discuss matters relating to veterans' housing, and what the outcome of that meeting was.

Question reference: S6W-44012

  • Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending by 28 days the deadline for participation in the public inquiry into the section 37 application for the 400kV Kintore–Tealing overhead line (ECU00005225), in light of reports that several residents who have made submissions to the planning application have not received notification from the Planning and Environmental Appeals Division, and whether it will confirm how many people were invited to take part in the inquiry.

Question reference: S6W-44017

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what specific measures are being introduced to improve access to legal advice in rural island communities, beyond fee increases, to address the logistical challenges of travel and service delivery.

Question reference: S6W-44010

  • Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the £57.044 million allocated in 2026-27 to the Level 4 budget line of Equalities, Inclusion and Additional Support for Learning, under the Level 3 budget heading of Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing in the Education and Skills portfolio, includes provision for increasing the supply of (a) qualified teachers of children and young people with visual impairment (QTVIs) and (b) qualified teachers of deaf children and young people (QTODs), and, if so, what the allocations are for each.

Question reference: S6W-44025

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what further action it is taking to strengthen support for the Armed Forces community in Scotland, particularly in relation to healthcare access, housing provision, education, childcare and upholding the Armed Forces Covenant.

Question reference: S6W-44013

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures are in place to monitor the number of repeated cases of Property Factor Enforcement Orders (PFEO) against a factor, and what its position is on when a factor is deemed not fit and proper to continue as a registered factor under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011.

Question reference: S6W-44008

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the reason is for the reported exclusion of children and young people’s services from the current strategic work to develop its Long Term Conditions Framework, including from recent governance and scoping events, and what steps it will take to ensure that children and young people are structurally included in the design of governance, advisory arrangements and strategic priorities at the current stage of the process, in line with its commitments under the Disability Equality Plan, the National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy for Young Disabled People (2025–2030), and its duties under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.

Question reference: S6W-44009

  • Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to ensuring that children and young people with long-term conditions are structurally and meaningfully included in governance, prioritisation and strategic design decisions regarding its Long Term Conditions Framework, including through the development of a parallel children and young people’s long-term conditions framework to run concurrently with the adult framework.

Question reference: S6W-44014

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 16 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that election materials, including postal ballot papers, are delivered on time and to a high standard prior to the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May 2026, in light of reports from the Communication Workers Union that the decreasing postal service workforce in Scotland could pose a risk to these deliveries.