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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-04451

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue raised by the Business Rates Incentivisation Scheme was retained by each local authority in each year since the inception of the scheme, and how much is expected to be raised in 2026-27.

Question reference: S7W-04434

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to apply automatic inflation-linked increases to Air Departure Tax rates after 2028.

Question reference: S7W-04429

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the planned rates of Air Departure Tax on the affordability of long-haul holidays for (a) individual travellers and (b) families.

Question reference: S7W-04457

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it has provided to East Ayrshire to address drug-related deaths since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04428

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether setting Air Departure Tax below Air Passenger Duty rates for long haul flights could support economic growth, tourism and connectivity in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-04431

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the extent to which adopting the same rates for Air Departure Tax as Air Passenger Duty could affect Scotland's competitiveness compared to other European destinations.

Question reference: S7W-04454

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many take-home naloxone kits have been supplied in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04456

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects data on the number of community venues that have (a) staff or volunteers trained in naloxone use and (b) naloxone kits available on site, and, if not, how it assesses whether coverage of naloxone provision is sufficient across communities.

Question reference: S7W-04433

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that removing the Highlands and Islands exemption for international services could have on the viability of (a) existing and (b) future international routes from airports in the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S7W-04445

Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has discussed with COSLA the potential for local authorities to voluntarily designate an elected member as a so-called Survivor Champion to raise awareness of safeguarding concerns and barriers to accessing trauma support, particularly in rural communities.