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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: S6W-42470
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what role it anticipates the Scottish Parliament will play in holding the Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to account regarding any decisions that may come from the Service Delivery Review of the SFRS.
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Question reference: S6W-42465
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the decision taken in the UK Budget to provide a permanent business rate discount for retail and hospitality in England from April 2026, what analysis or assessment it has undertaken of the potential risk to commercial investment in retail and hospitality moving to England, in the event that Scotland does not introduce a commensurate reduction in the business rate.
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Question reference: S6W-42451
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling local authority area received non-domestic rates relief in 2024-25, broken down by how much was provided.
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Question reference: S6W-42478
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to devolve consenting powers to local authorities for applications for the (a) construction, (b) extension and (c) operation of electricity generating stations with capacity in excess of 50 megawatts.
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Question reference: S6W-42435
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish a report into the proposed non-domestic rates revaluations for 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-42491
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how often ministers meet with local authorities and divisions of Police Scotland to assess the progress of antisocial behaviour strategies.
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Question reference: S6W-42429
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what sites have been identified in the Cumbernauld area for the construction of a new fire station; what the timescale is for the construction of this, and by what date it will become operational.
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Question reference: S6W-42428
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assurance it can provide to the (a) firefighters and (b) communities of Cumbernauld and surrounding areas that the urban search and rescue appliance will continue to operate from Cumbernauld Fire Station following the service delivery review.
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Question reference: S6W-42782
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to facilitate and secure funding for the railway station at Winchburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-42628
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 22 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments in The Scotsman on 16 December 2025 from the Scottish Retail Consortium, Scottish Tourism Alliance, UKHospitality Scotland, ukactive and the UK Cinema Association that, if Scotland does not follow England and introduce a permanent business rate discount for all retail, hospitality and leisure premises, it will be at odds with the vision of the Scottish Government’s New Deal for Business Group Implementation Plan to deliver the most competitive business rates regime.
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