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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 8 April 2026
  7. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44271

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many MRI and CT scanners are used in NHS boards across Scotland, and how many of those are more that 10 years old.

Question reference: S6W-44118

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Glasgow (a) City Council and (b) Life regarding the provision of capital funding for the restoration of the People’s Palace and its adjoining Winter Gardens.

Question reference: S6W-44100

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-04705 by John Swinney on 26 February 2026, in which he confirmed that Malcolm McMillan's report on the dual role of the Lord Advocate "will be published before the end of the parliamentary session", on what date it plans to publish the report.

Question reference: S6W-44345

  • Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-05563 by Siobhian Brown on 26 February 2026, what assessment it has made of the impact of the reduction in funding to the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award on young people who would otherwise have been eligible to participate.

Question reference: S6W-44275

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that firms operating in Scotland are actively working with Russian oil firms.

Question reference: S6W-44364

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of mixed-sex wards in the NHS.

Question reference: S6W-44397

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the cost to NHS boards of outsourcing (a) radiology image acquisition and (b) radiology reporting, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-44410

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the promotion of Scottish-landed (a) fish and (b) shellfish, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-44286

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many members of the CMAL board live in island communities.

Question reference: S6W-44365

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many mixed-sex wards in the NHS there (a) were in 2007 and (b) currently are.