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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-04681

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to instruct Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited to seek formal advice from the UK Government’s National Security Unit for Procurement regarding any national security considerations arising from the award of the Northern Isles freight-flex vessel contract to a Chinese state-owned shipyard.

Question reference: S7W-04679

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how the existing screening and approval process for Long Duration Energy Storage and Battery Energy Storage Systems through the Energy Consents Unit takes account of normal spatial planning considerations.

Question reference: S7W-04695

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the sustainability and adequacy of funding provided to the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre and whether it has received any representations from the organisation regarding its funding requirements.

Question reference: S7W-04701

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to implement the proposals contained in the resolution, "Ending an outdated model of community representation", which was passed at the Scottish National Party's conference on 16 October 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04696

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre in each financial year since 2015-16, and what the purpose of each award of funding was.

Question reference: S7W-04677

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the screening and planning process for applications for Long Duration Energy Storage and Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Question reference: S7W-04697

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding funding provided to the Scottish Women's Rights Centre since 2016-17, how much has been awarded for (a) core organisational costs and (b) specific projects or programmes, broken down by financial year.

Question reference: S7W-04676

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing additional equality protections for people in rural and island communities in the proposed Human Rights Bill.

Question reference: S7W-04700

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many schools have closed between 2007 and 2026 to date, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S7W-04672

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it intends to lay commencement regulations to bring section 8 of the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Act 2026 into force.