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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-00660

Asked by: Max Bannerman, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its current position is regarding whether it would support for a review of the governance arrangements, boundaries and size of the Highland Council area.

Question reference: S7W-00657

Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, whether it will provide a list of the essential food items and products to be included in a basket of up to fifty items.

Question reference: S7W-00648

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2024 report by ASLEF, Dignity for Drivers, how it plans to improve access to toilet facilities for train drivers.

Question reference: S7W-00653

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any barriers that the current costs and legal requirements associated with obtaining a Power of Attorney create for (a) low-income households, (b) older people and (c) disabled people, and whether it will consider introducing officially approved standard templates or additional financial support for applicants.

Question reference: S7W-00651

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to co-investing in the long-proposed expansion of the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, in light of reports that Glasgow risks falling behind international competitors in the global conferencing and events sector if the expansion project is not realised in the near future.

Question reference: S7W-00659

Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, whether it would require to introduce at least a six-month implementation plan for retailers, in light of this being the case when the most recent increase to the minimum unit pricing of alcohol was implemented.

Question reference: S7W-00654

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to "reduce the hours police officers need to spend in courts and hospitals, including through the expansion of mental health triage cars to reduce the pressure on police when people are reported as being in mental health distress and ensure they are in our communities more", what reforms it proposes to introduce.

Question reference: S7W-00646

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many students (a) began studying for nursing qualifications and (b) completed those qualifications, in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S7W-00658

Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what basis it will use to determine the product categories.

Question reference: S7W-00656

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will increase police funding in line with inflation, in order to prevent further reductions to community policing.