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-02264
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of applications for support through the Strategic Research Programme 2022-27 that it has (a) received and (b) accepted.
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Question reference: S7W-02259
- Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm the exact date on which funding payments under the Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS) will be released to crofters.
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Question reference: S7W-02271
- Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NatureScot’s refusal to grant a license for the 2026 Guga Hunt, what action is being taken to safeguard Scotland’s rural cultural heritage and what assessment it has made of any impact that this decision may have on this longstanding tradition in the Western Isles.
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Question reference: S7W-02245
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01870 by Jenny Gilruth on 28 July 2026, what assessment it has made of any impact that the removal of the Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) pay supplement could have on the recruitment and retention of civil servants within the DDAT profession, in light of the reported challenges in attracting staff with the relevant expertise due to higher salaries offered in the private sector.
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Question reference: S7W-02254
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the review of measles preparedness in the North East, whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care or the Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs will convene a meeting with Public Health Scotland, NHS Grampian, NHS Tayside and relevant local authorities and subsequently publish an update setting out agreed actions, responsible organisations and timescales.
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Question reference: S7W-02243
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the answer to question S7W-01397 by Jenny Gilruth on 3 August 2026, regarding the selection of financial institutions to advise on and support its forthcoming bond-issuance scheme and motion S6M-18686, does not make reference to either Barclays Bank or motion S6M-18686, and whether it will now address the relevant point raised in the initial question.
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Question reference: S7W-02260
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to a targeted approach to alleviating cost of living pressures, including the enhancement of the Best Start Foods and Scottish Welfare Fund schemes or the introduction of shopping vouchers, similar to those implemented by Glasgow City Council in 2022.
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Question reference: S7W-02249
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many children residing in (a) Dundee City, (b) Aberdeen City, (c) Angus and (d) Aberdeenshire are currently recorded as having received (i) no dose, (ii) one dose and (iii) two doses of the MMR or MMRV vaccine, broken down by the latest available age groups.
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Question reference: S7W-02246
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support and increase horticulture training and education provision in the west of Scotland and Greater Glasgow areas.
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Question reference: S7W-02253
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to publishing regular NHS board-level information regarding confirmed measles cases, including hospital admissions and whether infections were imported or locally acquired, as well as information on MMR and MMRV catch-up vaccination activity, where such information can be published without compromising patient confidentiality.
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