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-02139
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding reported external assessments indicating that borrowing through the Scottish Government bond programme could cost £100 million more than borrowing through the National Loans Fund.
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Question reference: S7W-02127
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported statement by S&P that its credit rating would likely be cut if it took "material steps towards independence from the UK".
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Question reference: S7W-02129
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total setup and (b) ongoing costs of the Scottish Government bond programme are in relation to (i) banks, including Banco Santander, Barclays Bank Plc, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank Plc, Merrill Lynch International, NatWest Markets Plc, RBC Europe Limited and Standard Chartered Bank, (ii) lawyers, including Clifford Chance, (iii) advisers, including EY, (iv) ratings agencies, including Moody's and S&P, and (v) investor relations, in (A) past, (B) present and (C) future budget years.
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Question reference: S7W-02143
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been informed of any changes to Animal and Plant Health Agency policy or practice regarding the disclosure of Fish Farm Welfare Inspection Reports (form WF152) and Welfare Incident Records (form WF77) in response to requests made under environmental information legislation and, if so, when it was informed and what explanation was provided.
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Question reference: S7W-02145
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to whether the Animal and Plant Health Agency, when exercising functions on behalf of the Scottish Government, should be subject to the jurisdiction of the Scottish Information Commissioner in relation to information held in connection with those functions.
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Question reference: S7W-02136
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has met with representatives of credit rating agencies regarding the issuance of bonds under the Scottish Government bond programme, and what factors those agencies identified as material to Scotland's creditworthiness.
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Question reference: S7W-01979
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to meet its duties under section 8 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003, and what assessment it has made of whether these duties are being fully met.
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Question reference: S7W-02119
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on prescribing (a) aspirin and (b) paracetamol, in each financial year from 2021-22 to the latest date for which information is available.
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Question reference: S7W-02134
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the annual costs of maintaining a Scottish Government bond programme, including investor engagement, reporting and compliance.
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Question reference: S7W-02121
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals have attended GP walk-in clinics to date, broken down by clinic location.
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