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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 23 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43886

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with CalMac regarding any anticipated increase in commercial shipping activity in the west of Scotland over the next five years.

Question reference: S6W-43888

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of seafarer jobs that will be created in Scotland by SSEN Distribution’s five-year contract for improving subsea grid connections for island communities in the west of Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-43887

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake an urgent assessment of the five contracted partners in SSEN Distribution’s £950 million framework for improving subsea grid connections for Scotland’s island communities, in relation to upholding the aims of the Fair Work Convention, which was renewed on 19 February 2026.

Question reference: S6O-05561

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that local authorities receive fair and sustainable funding settlements.

Question reference: S6W-43767

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 2 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what financial assessment it has made of any impact on the fiscal sustainability of Ferguson Marine of its decision to reduce the annual subsidy provided to the shipyard by almost half.

Question reference: S6O-05499

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the greater use of private bodies to deliver public services, what its position is on whether freedom of information law should be reformed to close loopholes, strengthen the powers of the Scottish Information Commissioner and enable the speedier extension of the coverage of freedom of information to relevant bodies.

Question reference: S6T-02866

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Information Commissioner taking legal action against it in relation to it missing deadlines to produce documents regarding James Hamilton’s investigation into alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code.

Question reference: S6F-04603

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will comply with the Scottish Information Commissioner’s ruling that files relating to James Hamilton's investigation into whether the former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, broke the ministerial code must be published by 22 January 2026.

Question reference: S6W-42787

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Inherited Metabolic Disease Service is delivering clinical care for people with phenylketonuria (PKU) in accordance with the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria (ESPKU) clinical guidelines.

Question reference: S6W-42784

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 December 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms it has in place to monitor the Scottish Inherited Metabolic Disease Service’s adherence to the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria (ESPKU) clinical guidelines.