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-00942
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when free school meals will be available to every primary school pupil.
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Question reference: S7W-00921
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that public bodies understand and comply with their obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty.
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Question reference: S7W-00941
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when Bright Start Breakfast clubs will be operational in all primary and special schools.
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Question reference: S7W-00927
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Equality and Human Rights Commission's updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, which is currently laid before the UK Parliament, what its position is on any implications for Scottish public bodies.
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Question reference: S7W-00928
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what renewed action it will take to address violence against women and girls in the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S7W-00946
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take during the current parliamentary session to improve workforce retention in children's social work services.
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Question reference: S7W-00955
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to provide all Primary 1 pupils attending a local primary school with a welcome to school bag, how much it estimates that this scheme will cost.
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Question reference: S7W-00940
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many childcare settings are operating below their registered capacity due to workforce constraints.
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Question reference: S7W-00948
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what reforms it is taking forward to empower headteachers to have a greater say in the education that their schools provide.
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Question reference: S7W-00939
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many childcare providers have indicated that they have sufficient capacity to participate in the expanded childcare offer.
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