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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 15 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00892

  • Asked by: Amanda Lindsay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the compliance of school toilet facilities with the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967, as currently in force, and the Equality Act 2010; what guidance, including that informed by external organisations such as LGBT Youth Scotland, it provides on mixed-sex toilets; and, in light of the recent Court of Session ruling, whether it has assessed the impact of current policies on the privacy, dignity and safety of pupils, particularly girls.

Question reference: S7W-00558

  • Asked by: Amanda Lindsay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will provide an explanation for the removal of the “female” category from the Scottish Parliament’s search function, despite the UK Supreme Court ruling in April 2025 that confirmed “woman” and “sex” under the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex.