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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-04760

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 whether it has commissioned or considered any economic modelling of potential job losses arising from increased use of AI in Scotland, and, if so, whether it will publish the assumptions, methodology and findings.

Question reference: S7W-04754

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 how much has been spent on updating the mygov.scot app, to make it more accessible in line with the public service reform strategy.

Question reference: S7W-04794

Asked by: Cara McKee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote circular economy principles in social housing, including by ensuring that residents can choose durable, safety-inspected reused furniture instead of cheaper and lower-quality alternatives.

Question reference: S7W-04755

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, further to the answer to question S7W-03874 by Jim Fairlie on 20 October 2026, what steps it plans to take, and through which means, channels and platforms, to raise awareness and improve understanding among school pupils of the Welfare of Dogs code of practice.

Question reference: S7W-04751

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has been made of the cost of extending occupational maternity pay for teachers employed by local authorities.

Question reference: S7W-04757

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scotland being the only part of the UK where women can be criminalised for ending their own pregnancy, what plans it has to introduce legislation to (a) decriminalise abortion, (b) disapply the Abortion Act 1967 in Scotland and (c) establish a framework for abortion care in Scotland that is compliant with human rights and international health standards.

Question reference: S7W-04789

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to close the reported gap between national dementia policy commitments and the consistent delivery of care and support for people living with dementia and unpaid carers across the country.

Question reference: S7W-04783

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S7W-04769

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 how much it has been spent on opinion polling in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-04780

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 what its position is on introducing a proportionate, lower-cost procedure for smaller intellectual property disputes in Scotland, including limits on the expenses an individual defendant can be ordered to pay, similar to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in England.