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Parliament dissolved ahead of election

The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ and no parliamentary business can take place.

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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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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
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Question reference: S6O-02831

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the impact of its funding for humanitarian aid to Palestine.

Question reference: S6W-22950

  • Asked by: Marie McNair, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work is currently being undertaken to assess the possibility of making medicinal cannabis available on the NHS for those with chronic pain.

Question reference: S6O-02813

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to provide financial support to those infected with chronic hepatitis B due to receiving contaminated blood.

Question reference: S6O-02753

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment set out in its Programme for Government 2023-24, whether it will provide more details of how it plans to increase the number of people earning the real Living Wage.

Question reference: S6O-02712

To ask the Scottish Government how it is assessing feedback to the Building a New Scotland series of papers.

Question reference: S6O-02627

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support any migrants living in Scotland who have experienced domestic violence.

Question reference: S6O-02553

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to tackle the gender pay gap and promote equal pay.

Question reference: S6O-02523

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support creative writers.

Question reference: S6O-02482

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates it will receive the Scottish Law Commission’s findings and recommendations arising from its consultation on damages for personal injury.

Question reference: S6O-02267

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scottish businesses.