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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 25 August 2026
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Question reference: S7W-01947

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the most recent payment from the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme was made.

Question reference: S7W-02308

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 06 August 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timeline for the release of funding through the Crofting Agriculture Grant Scheme.

Question reference: S7W-02179

  • Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support Motability customers in receipt of Social Security Scotland benefits who are affected by the changes to the Motability Scheme.

Question reference: S7W-02036

  • Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what national guidance applies to the use or withdrawal of request-stop and hail-and-ride arrangements on rural bus services, including what expectation there is that affected passengers and communities should be consulted before such arrangements are changed.

Question reference: S7W-01953

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the minister with responsibility for energy has had with representatives of Scottish Enterprise since 2024, on what dates, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S7W-01961

  • Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing legislation to prohibit the sale, supply and release of sky lanterns, and the release of helium balloons, into the atmosphere, in similar terms to the Sky Lanterns and Balloons (Prohibition) Act 2021 on the Isle of Man.

Question reference: S7W-01956

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the minister with responsibility for energy has had with representatives of South of Scotland Enterprise since 2024, on what dates, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S7W-02031

  • Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) assessment it has made of the state of rail services in rural Scotland, and (b) steps it is taking to improve these services.

Question reference: S7W-01952

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the minister with responsibility for energy has had with representatives of the Scottish National Investment Bank since 2024, on what dates, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S7W-01955

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 July 2026
  • Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the minister with responsibility for energy has had with representatives of Highlands and Islands Enterprise since 2024, on what dates, and what was discussed.