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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-43920

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the National Child Mortality Database finding that one in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, and whether it plans to review Scottish marriage law to ban first-cousin marriage as a result.

Question reference: S6W-43921

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020 will come into force, and what its position is on whether there would be less instances of female genital mutilation if it had been brought into force in 2020.

Question reference: S6W-43923

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the opening of the Thistle drug consumption facility has resulted in an increase in (a) antisocial behaviour, (b) discarded needles and (c) drug dealing in Calton.

Question reference: S6W-43926

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care last met with residents in Calton to discuss any impact associated with the Thistle drug consumption facility.

Question reference: S6W-43924

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the purchase of two needle bins in Calton, Glasgow, at a cost of £5,000 represents value for money.

Question reference: S6W-43922

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 11 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the provisions of free tours of the Thistle drug consumption facility to members of the public represents value for money.

Question reference: S6O-05584

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what renewed action it will take to improve tree equity in Scotland’s urban areas. 

Question reference: S6W-43877

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any NHS boards have discontinued the supply of nasal naloxone, and, if so, which boards, and what the reasons are for this in each case.

Question reference: S6W-43878

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of the provision of nasal naloxone in tackling drug-related deaths.

Question reference: S6O-05578

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of cycle lanes have been built in Glasgow over the last five years.