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-02467
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding expanded per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), what action SEPA will take at the locations where elevated concentrations were identified, whether the expansion of monitoring from around 300 to 500 samples in 2026 is fully funded, and when it plans to review environmental standards for PFAS against the developing UK and EU evidence.
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Question reference: S7W-02474
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of travel distances on access to cancer treatment for children and young people living in rural and remote areas, including those served by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S7W-02475
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government since May 2026 regarding the Travel Fund for children and young people with cancer that is due to be introduced in England from 2027, and whether patients ordinarily resident in Scotland who travel to England for specialist cancer treatment will be eligible to access the fund.
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Question reference: S7W-02476
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Welsh Government regarding the travel and accommodation fund for children and young people with cancer that the Welsh Government has begun developing.
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Question reference: S7W-02468
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the results of SEPA’s expanded per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) monitoring programme and in light of the EU’s increased protections and the UK Government’s plans to consult in 2026 on the introduction of a statutory limit covering a wider list of PFAS compounds in England’s public supply, whether it will review the current drinking water standard, which applies to the sum of 20 named PFAS compounds regulations.
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Question reference: S7W-02470
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which a) minister, b) directorate and c) public body will be accountable for ensuring that Scotland delivers its agreed contribution to any UK-wide seafloor integrity targets, and how progress towards meeting those targets will be reported to the Scottish Parliament.
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Question reference: S7W-02482
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the construction of purpose built rental homes, in light of recent figures indicating that 1,466 such homes were under construction in 2026, representing a 27% decrease compared with the previous year.
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Question reference: S7W-02477
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01758 by Angela Constance on 3 August 2026, what the scope and terms of reference of the review of the Patient Travel Reimbursement Scheme guidance will be, and whether the review will consider the travel costs incurred by children and young people with cancer.
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Question reference: S7W-02478
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01758 by Angela Constance on 3 August 2026, what wider reform of access to healthcare the review of the Patient Travel Reimbursement Scheme guidance will form part of, and when it expects that work to conclude.
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Question reference: S7W-02469
- Asked by: Angela Ross, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Parliament's agreement of motion S7M-00128 on 27 May 2026, which called on it to set out a fully costed delivery plan and timeline for its commitment to extend year-round childcare support to every child from nine months old to the end of primary school, when it plans to publish the delivery plan and timeline, and by what means it will present this information to the Parliament.
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