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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 5 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37630

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it is acceptable for different parts of the public sector to apply different policies regarding access to single-sex facilities.  

Question reference: S6W-37030

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what due diligence or feasibility assessments it has conducted on the (a) costs, (b) risks and (c) implications of nationalising the Grangemouth oil refinery.

Question reference: S6W-37252

  • Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Minister for Business raised the issue of investment by Chinese companies in offshore wind infrastructure in Scotland during his recent trip to China.

Question reference: S6W-37760

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Scotland's Railway should utilise surplus steel, in light of reports that there is several million pounds worth of surplus steel from the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme in long-term storage at Bridgeton Yard.

Question reference: S6W-37748

  • Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government which budget the additional funds, which Ferguson Marine has reportedly requested to complete the MV Glen Rosa by Q2 2026, will be drawn from. 

Question reference: S6W-37604

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its public sector pay policies and its commitment to fair work, what its position is on whether statutory maternity pay is adequate for a family to live on.

Question reference: S6W-37617

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is (a) promoting the (i) purchase and (ii) use of electric vehicles and (b) working with (i) car dealerships and (ii) manufacturers to make electric vehicles more affordable, in light of reports that the cost and lack of access to charging points is prohibitive for many.

Question reference: S6W-37759

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-34497 by Alasdair Allan on 19 February 2025, by what date it will publish the Nature Conservation Order to protect the Parallel Roads of Lochaber Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at Achnabobane.

Question reference: S6W-36970

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Care Inspectorate's Guidance for children and young people’s services on the inclusion of transgender including non-binary young people is compatible with the value of free speech.

Question reference: S6W-37616

  • Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting electric vehicle users, who live in properties without a private driveway, to charge their vehicles.