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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: S6W-40949

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what personal information, for example, address and phone number, are participants in the Caledonian System, which is a behavioural change programme for men convicted of domestic abuse offences, required to provide, and what requirement there is for them to provide an update should any these details change.

Local authorities delivering the Caledonian System act as Data Controllers and manage Caledonian clients’ information according to their own data policies. They share limited data within the national database, and any data shared does not include addresses and phone numbers, which remain stored locally. Participants must update contact details with their supervising officer and shared location data is restricted to the local authority level to protect identities. The court order or licence will require the person to engage with a justice social worker for the purposes of delivery of the programme and such engagement is likely to include remaining contactable, with a breach of the order or licence being a potential consequence of a lack of engagement.

Question reference: S6W-40867

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 29 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to educate young people, primarily children, about the need to provide online consent and raise their awareness of the risks of not providing this.

Question reference: S6W-40655

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 1 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses were fined for selling illegal (a) vapes and (b) cigarettes in 2024-25.

Question reference: S6W-40853

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government when it last engaged with the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding the Supreme Court judgment in the case, For Women Scotland Ltd v the Scottish Ministers.

Question reference: S6W-40862

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will classify non-consensual image sending by under-16s as a serious sexual offence.

Question reference: S6W-40864

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with Ofcom and other UK regulators to block or restrict websites and platforms that fail to protect children in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-40860

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish detailed statistics regarding youth perpetrated sexual offences, including non-contact crimes such as unsolicited sexual image sending.

Question reference: S6W-40859

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will recognise peer-on-peer harmful sexual behaviour as a safeguarding priority.

Question reference: S6W-40866

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential psychological trauma that they might cause, whether it will treat online sexual offences with the same seriousness as similar activity offline.

Question reference: S6W-40861

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will deliver statutory consent and digital harm education in all schools, to help children to understand and respect boundaries.