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-04717
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address reported concerns regarding decision-making in ovarian cancer care, including how treatment decisions are made, who is involved in those decisions, and how treatment recommendations are communicated to patients.
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Question reference: S7W-04703
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) fatal and (b) serious accidents have been recorded on each road in the trunk road and motorway network since 2021, broken down by year.
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Question reference: S7W-04738
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the development and delivery of its bond programme since 1 April 2026, broken down by (a) banking and bookrunner fees, (b) legal advice, (c) credit rating costs and (d) other external advice and costs.
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Question reference: S7W-04722
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the chief executives of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian regarding the development of a framework for holding other NHS board leaders to account for waiting times, including what remit and authority they would have and how the needs of rural and island communities, including those served by NHS Highland, would be represented.
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Question reference: S7W-04723
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Grampian regarding the future disposal of the Insch Hospital site, and what opportunities exist for the community's proposed alternative model of care to be considered before any disposal is completed.
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Question reference: S7W-04734
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost in (a) 2027-28 and (b) 2028-29 of providing businesses in Scotland with support equivalent to each of the business rates measures announced for England in the UK Budget on 28 October 2026, broken down by measure.
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Question reference: S7W-04728
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the introduction of a direct rail service between Edinburgh and Paris, including considerations in relation to its August 2026 proposal to extend the Caledonian Sleeper service to Paris and the possibility of direct daytime rail services between the two cities.
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Question reference: S7W-04737
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the £576 million of savings identified in Annex B, Portfolio Efficiency and Reform Plans, of its Scottish Spending Review 2026, how much had been realised as at 30 September 2026, broken down by portfolio.
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Question reference: S7W-04707
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether all NHS boards are required to offer patients a chaperone during intimate examinations, and how it monitors compliance with any such requirement.
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Question reference: S7W-04711
- Asked by: Thomas Kerr, MSP for Glasgow, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding funding that has been provided to the Scottish Refugee Council over the last year, (a) how much was provided, (b) for what purpose it was provided, and (c) what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of this funding.
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