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 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-02704
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will revise the statutory guidance on Self-Directed Support to make clear that individual budgets may be used to fund sport and physical activity where this contributes to an agreed personal outcome.
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Question reference: S7W-02716
- Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the future of the "Wallace letter of recommendation", which is currently on loan to the National Records of Scotland from the UK National Archive.
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Question reference: S7W-02714
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its new national plan for hospital flow and whether the plan will include structural changes to the NHS and NHS boards.
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Question reference: S7W-02713
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered introducing a two-year suspension of the Additional Dwelling Supplement for purchases of residential properties intended for long-term private rental, particularly in areas experiencing housing shortages, such as Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S7W-02697
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) it or (b) the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has any plans to designate Aviemore Community Fire Station as a wildfire station, in light of the recent wildfire in Cairngorms National Park.
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Question reference: S7W-02705
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of people who have been permitted to use Self-Directed Support budgets for sport or physical activity, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S7W-02712
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) on investment in the private rented sector in Edinburgh, and whether it has considered a temporary suspension of ADS to encourage the supply of rental homes.
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Question reference: S7W-02718
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01865 by Mairi McAllan on 17 August 2026, (a) what the current minimum level of school clothing grant is for (i) primary and (ii) secondary pupils, (b) when each minimum level was last increased, and (c) whether there are any plans to increase these minimum levels and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S7W-02699
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) Category A, (b) Category B and (c) Category C listed buildings there are which are currently vacant, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S7W-02706
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider recognising access to sport and physical activity within the Self-Directed Support assessment process where this would help an individual to maintain their health, independence and wellbeing or reduce their future need for social care.
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