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
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Question reference: S6W-39120
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what powers are available to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) or any other relevant body when a property factor does not comply with a property factor enforcement order under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, and in how many cases since 2011 have these powers been used to secure compliance or impose penalties.
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Question reference: S6W-39051
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the level of skills and abilities of children starting primary school, and whether there has been a recorded decline in these over the last 10 years, including (a) cognitive, (b) motor, (c) practical and (d) social skills.
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Question reference: S6W-39125
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the monitoring and public reporting of sewage discharges into coastal waters, particularly in rural communities such as those around the Kyles of Bute and Loch Riddon, in light of reported concerns regarding the frequency and impact of untreated sewage entering the marine environment.
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Question reference: S6W-39114
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is in place to ensure that schools remain politically neutral in how they present national symbols such as the Union Flag.
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Question reference: S6W-39115
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what training or guidance is provided to head teachers on the appropriate use of national symbols, including the Union Flag, in educational settings.
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Question reference: S6W-39108
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland or the operator, Serco Northlink Ferries, have calculated any additional costs to islanders who have to transport their vehicle as freight, at a higher charge, when there is no vehicle or cabin capacity on the passenger vessels on Northern Isles routes on the dates that they need to travel.
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Question reference: S6W-39113
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it offers to schools on how to promote national pride through the act of flag flying with symbols such as the Saltire and the Union Flag.
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Question reference: S6W-39116
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what resources are provided to schools to teach the meaning and significance of national symbols such as the Saltire and Union Flag.
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Question reference: S6W-39123
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards have been put in place to ensure transparency in the reform of the school inspection system.
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Question reference: S6W-39109
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether Transport Scotland or the operator, Serco Northlink Ferries, have carried out a recent assessment of potentially introducing occasional daytime sailings on Northern Isles routes to relieve any pressure on passenger capacity during peak times.
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