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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-01539

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to increasing investment in Scotland through Local Government Pension Scheme funds, which are reported to hold assets of around £75 billion, and savings held by individuals in Scotland, including around £30 billion in Cash ISAs and £30 billion in Stocks and Shares ISAs.

Question reference: S7W-01595

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding extending eligibility for the Youth Guarantee and the Jobs Guarantee to unemployed people aged over 24.

Question reference: S7W-01540

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the fiduciary duty of Scotland’s local government pension funds and their obligations to community wealth building.

Question reference: S7W-01607

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any guidance has been published for Scottish universities on the steps they can take to address the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in buildings on their campuses.

Question reference: S7W-01630

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals held on remand and in custody, who were subsequently either found not guilty or received a non-custodial sentence, have not gone on to receive a prison sentence, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S7W-01611

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential merits of introducing compulsory voting to increase turnout to Scottish Parliament elections, as is used in Australia.

Question reference: S7W-01590

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on listed places of worship in Scotland, including any additional costs faced by congregations undertaking repairs and maintenance.

Question reference: S7W-01542

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what scenario planning it has carried out to assess the likely impact of (a) Scottish independence and (b) any increase in the perceived likelihood of Scottish independence on future credit ratings and interest rates for new bond issuances and bonds traded on the secondary market.

Question reference: S7W-01613

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering any legislative changes to address any gaps in the recognition of smear campaigns and reputational abuse as forms of coercive and controlling behaviour.

Question reference: S7W-01543

Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the 10-year horizon for public debt, what assumptions it has made in relation to Scottish independence, and what work it has undertaken to model the impact on the issuing of government bonds in an independent Scotland under scenarios in which the country continues to use sterling for a period or issues its own sovereign currency.