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
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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Question reference: S7W-04616
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether there will be specific actions to improve brain tumour diagnosis, treatment and support in the forthcoming Cancer Action Plan for Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-04615
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there were no specific actions to improve brain tumour diagnosis, treatment and support in the Cancer Action Plan for Scotland 2023-2026.
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Question reference: S7W-04606
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met with trade union representatives to discuss their concerns regarding the inclusion of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) on the shortlist of manufacturers invited to participate in the next stage of the procurement process for new ScotRail rolling stock.
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Question reference: S7W-04610
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the care of babies pre-, during and post-birth, in light of the report by the National Perinatal Mortality Review Tool, Learning from Standardised Reviews When Babies Die, which suggests that one in five late miscarriages, stillbirths and neonatal deaths might have been prevented with better care delivered in line with nationally agreed standards.
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Question reference: S7W-04611
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it is measuring the impact of the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) Scotland Project’s work on increasing the quality and availability of bereavement care when a baby has passed away.
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Question reference: S7W-04627
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a full evaluation of its strategy, Cleaner Air for Scotland 2, Towards a Better Place for Everyone.
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Question reference: S7W-04612
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Women’s Health Plan 2026-2029 contains no specific actions regarding ovarian cancer.
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Question reference: S7W-04609
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to receive advice regarding the inclusion of Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) on the shortlist of manufacturers participating in the ScotRail rolling stock procurement process and whether the procurement process will remain paused until such advice is received.
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Question reference: S7W-04618
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much Barnett consequential funding it will receive following the UK Government's Budget announcement to give households in council tax bands A to D £100 towards their energy bill.
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Question reference: S7W-04620
- Asked by: Pauline Stafford, MSP for Bathgate, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in implementing recommendation 36 of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2), which called for a national review of freight parking and rest areas to better understand the barriers to their development, whether the review has been completed, what its findings were, and what actions have been taken, or are planned, to increase the provision of safe and secure freight parking and rest facilities across Scotland.
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