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-02961
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the recommendations contained in the University of Central Lancashire report, Minimising firefighters’ exposure to toxic fire effluents, have been implemented and how many remain outstanding.
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Question reference: S7W-02947
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many adults have received treatment for an eating disorder since 1999, broken down by (a) year and (b) NHS board.
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Question reference: S7W-02928
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many times in each of the last five years the agreed prison officer staffing complement has not been met across the prison estate.
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Question reference: S7W-02949
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many wildfires the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has recorded each year since its creation.
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Question reference: S7W-02924
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Prison Officers' Association Scotland report, Crisis Point Reached, which noted that the number of staff departures recorded by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as "Normal Resignations" doubled between 2015 and 2023, what discussions it has had with SPS regarding staff retention.
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Question reference: S7W-02952
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's budget has fallen in real terms since its creation in 2013.
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Question reference: S7W-02945
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to make a decision on the implementation of mandatory calorie labelling in the out-of-home food sector, following the pause in the policy announced on 30 May 2023.
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Question reference: S7W-02960
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has taken to provide suitable alternative roles to firefighters who are below normal retirement age but are unable to continue in their operational role.
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Question reference: S7W-02922
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Prison Officers' Association Scotland report, Crisis Point Reached, what discussions it has had with the Scottish Prison Service regarding (a) ending online interviews during the prison officer recruitment process and (b) increasing training for new prison officers.
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Question reference: S7W-02925
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, at the latest count, how many prison officers were (a) available for operational duties, (b) on modified duties and (c) signed off as sick or on other long-term leave.
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