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-04742
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the additional cost to local authorities in 2027-28 of pay progression and existing pay commitments, excluding the cost of any new pay award.
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Question reference: S7W-04777
- Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to parents of children with additional support needs who do not have family support networks.
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Question reference: S7W-04800
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to simplify the process for applying for a Power of Attorney, in light of reported concerns regarding bureaucracy and delays that can prevent family members from taking action in the best interests of the granter's health and welfare.
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Question reference: S7W-04740
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have requested any additional statutory accounting or capital finance flexibility for 2026-27 or subsequent years since 1 April 2026, broken down by the (a) flexibility requested, (b) financial value of the request and (c) Scottish Government response.
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Question reference: S7W-04736
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the approximately £178 million of savings forecast over five years from projects supported through the current round of the Invest to Save Fund, how much is classified as (a) cash-releasing savings, (b) cost avoidance and (c) other financial benefits.
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Question reference: S7W-04767
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to colleges to address any backlog of lecturers seeking access to the Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE), in light of the contractual requirement for college lecturers to register with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-04772
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government. in light of the vote of the Parliament on 28 October 2026 regarding the introduction of a learning disabilities, autism and neurodivergence (LDAN) bill, what plans ministers have to meet with the parties to discuss the formation and tabling of such a proposal.
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Question reference: S7W-04750
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a pilot heart screening programme to prevent instances of young sudden cardiac death, in light of its similar commitment to establishing a pilot screening for young people to prevent bowel cancer, in the event that the UK National Screening Committee does not agree to age changes for bowel cancer screening.
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Question reference: S7W-04761
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which trade unions it has engaged with regarding the impact of AI on employment in Scotland, when any discussions took place and what issues were raised.
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Question reference: S7W-04749
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support a national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death, and what its position is on the findings of the study published in February 2026 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology regarding the Cardiac Risk in the Young Test My Heart screening programme.
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