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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 15 January 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43084

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish Spending Review 2026, how it plans to achieve a reduction of £384 million in 2026-27, £374 million in 2027-28 and £303 million in 2028-29 in efficiency savings in the health and social care portfolio, and how many jobs will be impacted each year as a result.

Question reference: S6W-43099

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what enforcement mechanisms are in place in situations where inaccurate or potentially misleading information on antibiotic use is provided to regulators by salmon farming companies or representative bodies.

Question reference: S6W-43100

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to introducing independent auditing of antibiotic use data submitted by the salmon farming industry.

Question reference: S6W-43063

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported landside at the A815 road near the junction with the A83, what assessment Transport Scotland has made of its landslide mitigation measures at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful. 

Question reference: S6W-43066

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its decision to increase the budget for "Other arts and activity" by 277.6% in its draft Budget 2026-27, whether any of this funding has already been earmarked for particular organisations, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.

Question reference: S6W-43108

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many passengers have complained to ScotRail about the temperature on the West Highland Line trains since it came into public ownership.

Question reference: S6W-43110

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it used to determine that responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents should sit under the Public Finance portfolio.

Question reference: S6W-43071

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any value for money assessments of its Building a New Scotland series of papers, and, if so, whether it will publish details of this.

Question reference: S6W-43107

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what compensation is available to passengers who have made a complaint about the reportedly cold conditions on ScotRail’s West Highland Line trains at certain times.

Question reference: S6W-43115

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to manage any potential conflicts of interest where a single ministerial portfolio has responsibility for both infrastructure financing and infrastructure consent decisions.