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: S7W-00548
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to local authorities regarding the prioritisation of Trading Standards enforcement activity.
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Question reference: S7W-00554
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether additional funding, beyond the £3 million currently committed, will be required to deliver a fully operational ferry service from Rosyth to Europe.
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Question reference: S7O-00011
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to bring forward the delivery of a new Lochgelly Health Centre before 2031.
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Question reference: S7W-00544
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the regulation campaign by Scotland's Electrical Trade Association (SELECT), whether it has considered action to regulate the electrical industry.
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Question reference: S7W-00543
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication in June 2019 of the research paper, The Regulation of electricians in Scotland, whether it has commenced work on any of the four recommended steps detailed in the report's section 6, "Business Case".
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Question reference: S7W-00344
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed primary healthcare investment programme for Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly supersedes the previously approved Lochgelly Medical Centre development.
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Question reference: S7W-00345
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on de-coupling Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly into standalone projects in the primary healthcare investment programme.
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Question reference: S7W-00346
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on identifying a suitable funding mechanism for the primary healthcare investment programme for Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly.
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Question reference: S7W-00347
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will make an announcement on the funding mechanism to be used for the primary healthcare investment programme for Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly.
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Question reference: S7W-00342
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when the Capital Investment Group received the full business case for the Lochgelly Medical Centre from NHS Fife, and whether formal approval has been provided.
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