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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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Question reference: S7W-03926

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the socioeconomic backgrounds of students entering the medical profession, and what action it is taking to increase participation in medicine among people from deprived communities and lower-income households.

Question reference: S7W-03925

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the socioeconomic backgrounds of students entering allied health professional training, and what action it is taking to increase uptake of allied health professional courses among people from deprived communities and lower-income households.

Question reference: S7W-03958

Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement by the Prime Minister that the UK Government plans to replace the pension triple lock.

Question reference: S7W-03931

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise public awareness of the role of vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency in the development of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD), and whether it plans to strengthen public health messaging regarding the importance of early intervention and access to thiamine supplementation for people at risk.

Question reference: S7W-03937

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-03392 by Stephen Gethins on 30 September 2026, and the debate on motion S7M-01178, (Middle East: Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) on 16 September 2026, in which the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy stated that, “The International Criminal Court—an organisation that I wholeheartedly support—has 13 situations under investigation in countries across the world, and we must ensure that there is consistency in our approach internationally and uphold the law, be it domestic or international”, whether it will identify each of the “13 situations” referred to by the minister and whether it will set out in specific detail what actions it has taken in relation to each of them.

Question reference: S7W-03917

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to involve communities affected by proposed hyperscale AI data centre developments, including the Auchtertool community in Fife, in the development of its forthcoming national planning guidance and spatial framework, and what opportunities there will be for communities to contribute before these are finalised.

Question reference: S7W-03924

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of transport availability and connectivity in rural communities on college uptake, attendance and course completion rates, and what action it is taking to ensure that a lack of affordable and reliable public transport does not act as a barrier to further education.

Question reference: S7W-03922

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with representatives of the construction industry regarding increasing the number of women employed in construction, including what progress has been made in improving female participation rates in the sector over the last five years.

Question reference: S7W-03960

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recently announced urban deer management pilot scheme in the Central Belt, whether it plans to support future proposed deer management and venison supply scheme in other parts of Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-03944

Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any residual waste will be transported to (a) England or (b) another part of the UK, in light of reported capacity issues in the remaining three landfill sites in Scotland.