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-04768
- 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 assessment it has made of how many unadopted roads there are in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S7W-04784
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what contribution it believes hospices can make to public service reform.
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Question reference: S7W-04785
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will establish the partnership group to take forward a funding framework for hospices.
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Question reference: S7W-04799
- Asked by: Kristopher Leask, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the updated Good Practice Principles for Onshore Renewable Energy Developments.
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Question reference: S7W-04743
- 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 funding streams it is currently considering including in the baseline for the General Revenue Grant as part of the 2027-28 Local Government Finance Settlement, and what the value of each funding stream is.
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Question reference: S7W-04793
- Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
- 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-03990 by Mairi McAllan on 29 October 2026, what the scope of the National ASN Data Improvement Programme is expected to be, and what its proposed delivery timescale is.
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Question reference: S7W-04741
- 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 assumption for local government pay growth in 2027-28 it is using in preparing its Budget 2027-28.
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Question reference: S7W-04779
- 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 assessment it has made of the availability of legal aid and advice for individuals defending intellectual property claims in the Court of Session.
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Question reference: S7W-04744
- 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 public bodies have been given individual quantified savings targets as part of its commitment to reduce annual corporate function costs by £1 billion by 2030, and what the target is for each body.
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Question reference: S7W-04787
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, 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 submitted evidence to the Treasury's independent Access to Banking Services Review and, if so, whether it will publish a copy of its submission.
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