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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 17 November 2025
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Question reference: S6W-41943

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government to what extent literacy in the use of AI is included in the current curriculum in schools.

Question reference: S6W-41936

  • Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints ScotRail has received in each of the last five years regarding the cleanliness of stations, broken down by station.

Question reference: S6T-02762

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that its core operating costs have increased by £53 million between 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Question reference: S6T-02759

  • Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of cold temperatures and the first snowfall, whether it will provide an update regarding the steps it is taking to support any households at risk of fuel poverty.

Question reference: S6T-02757

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the University of Edinburgh plans to reduce jobs by up to 1,800 as part of £140 million in budget reductions by 2026-27, including what action it will take to protect staff and students from the impact of any such redundancies.

Question reference: S6F-04472

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to news that public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to the Scottish Household Survey.

Question reference: S6F-04459

  • Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04460

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04458

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04468

  • Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2025

To ask the First Minister, in light of the UK Government’s reported decision to revisit compensating Women Against State Pension Inequality, what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential social security implications for those affected in Scotland.