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Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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 4 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-43262

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 2 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Fund to Leave since its launch.

Question reference: S6W-43261

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 5 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received support through the Fund to Leave since its launch.

Question reference: S6W-43229

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a social media ban for those under the age of 16.

Question reference: S6O-05436

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its policy on single-sex spaces in the NHS in Scotland, what its response is to the recent ruling in the case brought by eight nurses at Darlington Memorial Hospital.

Question reference: S6F-04560

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to Police Scotland figures showing a 10% increase in reported domestic abuse crimes over the past 12 months.

Question reference: S6O-05295

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress Scotland is making towards becoming a Good Food Nation.

Question reference: S6F-04480

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025

To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government plans to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.

Question reference: S6O-05189

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it is taking to ensure that visits to the Scottish Parliament are inclusive and accessible to all school pupils.

Question reference: S6O-05196

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with the UK Government regarding support for Scottish farmers ahead of the upcoming UK budget.

Question reference: S6W-41616

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 17 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40860 by Angela Constance on 21 October 2025,  whether it will publish detailed statistics regarding youth perpetrated sexual offences, including non-contact crimes such as unsolicited sexual image sending for the calendar years January to December (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.