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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-04998

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what further action it is considering to prevent fireworks being used as weapons or in acts of anti-social behaviour.

Question reference: S7W-04934

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will require the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to continue misconduct investigations following the resignation or retirement of the individual concerned, as recommended in the Crowe Advisory's independent review of organisational culture across all SPS establishments.

Question reference: S7W-04954

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has paid to Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP to date for legal services in connection with case number 1775/12/13/26, McGill's Bus Service Ltd v Scottish Ministers.

Question reference: S7W-04978

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02817 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2026, what process and timetable it has established for philanthropic foundations and individual philanthropists to contribute to the development of the Scottish Prevention Investment Framework.

Question reference: S7W-04943

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government which of the 12 recommendations in the March 2026 Crowe Advisory's independent review of organisational culture across all Scottish Prison Service establishments have been (a) accepted and (b) implemented.

Question reference: S7W-04982

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02814 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2026, what consideration it has given to developing a Scottish philanthropy strategy and, if it has no plans to do so, what the reasons are.

Question reference: S7W-04977

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02816 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 15 September 2026, what published point of contact philanthropic foundations and individual philanthropists should use to propose partnerships with it, including proposals involving more than one directorate.

Question reference: S7W-04927

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote fair work conditions for care workers, particularly overseas care workers, including those who are (a) dismissed from their employment or (b) unable to work due to sickness or injury.

Question reference: S7W-04965

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report, Hunger in Scotland 2026, by Trussell Trust, which states that the number of people at risk of needing to use a food bank has increased by 25,000 since 2025.

Question reference: S7W-04969

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what specific action it has taken since 1 September 2026 to support NHS Grampian in reducing ambulance handover delays at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.