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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-01633
- Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S7W-00799 and S7W-01152 by Gillian Martin on 16 June and 8 July 2026 respectively, in light of the cabinet secretary’s comment in June regarding her “considering what support the Scottish Government can provide, both in the short term and in the longer term to ensure the sustainability of this important sector [the Pig Industry in Scotland]", and in July that she “met with the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator, at the Royal Highland Show on 18 June, to discuss how the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025 may assist producers in their contracts, bringing balance and transparency to the pork supply chain”, whether it will confirm what (a) progress has been made with this consideration and (b) (i) financial and (i) other assistance it is providing to the industry, and how it will measure the effectiveness of this.
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Question reference: S7W-01643
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to assess the relationship between domestic abuse experienced by men, addiction recovery, suicide risk, family court-related stress, loss of child contact and post-separation coercive control, including factors that can push recovered fathers further away from their children.
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Question reference: S7W-01637
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that heat networks can make to tackling fuel poverty in Scotland, and how this is reflected in its current and planned policy and funding commitments.
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Question reference: S7W-01640
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a statutory obligation or financial incentives to ensure that heat network zone delivery is more effectively driven through Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies, and, if so, what timeline it is working to.
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Question reference: S7W-01639
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which local authorities are effectively incorporating heat network zones into their Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies, and what action it is taking where progress is insufficient.
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Question reference: S7W-01641
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards the introduction of utilities-based statutory undertaker rights for heat network developers, and when it plans to bring forward the necessary legislation.
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Question reference: S7W-01638
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has made available or plans to make available for key enabling infrastructure to support heat network delivery, and how it is working with industry to develop a strategic approach to the rollout of heat networks.
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Question reference: S7W-01636
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the forthcoming Buildings (Heating and Energy Performance) and Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill will include a requirement for public buildings to connect to heat networks where these are available, and what assessment it has made of the potential impact of such a requirement.
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Question reference: S7W-01635
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce the revised Buildings (Heating and Energy Performance) and Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill, and what its key provisions will be compared to the version of the Bill that was previously considered.
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Question reference: S7W-01642
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase specialist national provision to support male victims of domestic abuse.
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