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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-04673

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 whether it will provide an update on the development of the Human Rights Bill, including its scope and planned approach to incorporating the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

Question reference: S7W-04686

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussion it has had with industry experts and stakeholders in the social care sector regarding proposals to transfer responsibility for social care services from local authorities, including the potential impacts on staffing, funding and general operations of social care.

Question reference: S7W-04675

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 whether it will provide an update on proposals for additional equality protections for (a) older people, (b) LGBTI people, and (c) care experienced people in the proposed Human Rights Bill.

Question reference: S7W-04682

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the proportion of people with lung conditions who receive the influenza vaccine.

Question reference: S7W-04690

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve financial and organisational resilience in schools, in response to Audit Scotland's 2025 briefing, Additional support for learning, which found that the number of children with conditions meeting the necessary criteria to receive additional support for learning (ASL) increased to nearly 285,000 across Scottish schools.

Question reference: S7W-04678

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what a "significant adverse impact" is in the context of determining whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required for an application to the Energy Consents Unit.

Question reference: S7W-04670

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 steps it is taking to address the gap between entitlement to independent advocacy under the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and the reported level of uptake, in light of findings from The Scottish Mental Health Law Review that only around 5% of those eligible access it.

Question reference: S7W-04683

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has reduce the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma attacks.

Question reference: S7W-04699

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 whether it has made any multi-year funding commitments to the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre and, if so, what the value and duration of these commitments are.

Question reference: S7W-04685

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 02 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether local authorities will be provided with a full cost-benefit analysis of any proposal to transfer social care responsibilities away from local authorities, and what consultation with local authorities will take place before any such transfer is implemented.