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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-04277

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on any recommendations arising from its review of possession grounds in the private rented sector before introducing any legislative or policy changes.

Question reference: S7W-04267

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cost of leading a national vaccination programme for bluetongue virus ahead of the 2027 midge season.

Question reference: S7W-04275

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its expenditure to date has been on any third-parties providing advice and support on its plans to issue bonds.

Question reference: S7W-04283

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish any analysis that (a) supports its position that increasing sources of renewable electricity generation capacity, including wind, will lower household energy bills, and (b) shows what reduction in the average annual electricity bill of a Scottish household it expects will result from any such expansion.

Question reference: S7W-04280

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many licences for (a) hydraulic dredge and (b) fyke net have been issued to Scottish-registered vessels in each year since 2021, and of those, how many vessels actively fished in each year.

Question reference: S7W-04282

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00361 by Jamie Hepburn on 7 October 2026, regarding the £5.15 million that has been provided to the Acorn carbon capture project, (a) to what activities or expenditure the funding has been allocated, (b) for what purpose it was provided, (c) to which body it was awarded, (d) the nature of the funding application through which it was secured, and (e) when it anticipates to disburse the balance of the £80 million that was announced without preconditions by the then Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport in January 2022.

Question reference: S7W-04059

Asked by: Holly Bruce, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish Green Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the amended motion S7M-00128, which was agreed by the Parliament on 26 May 2026 and included an agreement that the Scottish Government and COSLA "must work together to ensure that cross-border placements are available across Scotland" and "that all children can access the current funded hours the week rather than term after the child's relevant birthday", what progress it has made towards achieving this.

Question reference: S7W-04271

Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake a full public consultation on the proposed national planning guidance for data centre developments exceeding 50MW power capacity, and if so, whether it will commission an independent analysis of the responses to the consultation.

Question reference: S7W-04263

Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it had with (a) broadband suppliers, (b) local authorities and (c) community groups prior to reaching its decision to close the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme to new applications from 20 November 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04264

Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on (a) households and (b) businesses in rural and island communities of closing the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme to new applications from 20 November 2026.