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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 23 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44331

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all criminal prosecution disposals relating to breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-44303

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2021 election manifesto pledge to provide free breakfasts to every primary school pupil, how many primary school pupils are not yet in receipt of a free breakfast at school.

Question reference: S6W-44328

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all identified breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-44296

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work it has undertaken in relation to the remit and anticipated timescales of the recently announced public inquiry into grooming gang activity in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-44300

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £20 million Rural Entrepreneur Fund that was announced in the 2021 Programme for Government has been spent in each financial year to date.

Question reference: S6W-44329

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all fixed penalty notices issued for breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.

Question reference: S6F-04739

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04718

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04697

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04676

  • Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.