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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-04797

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is developing any strategies to support the reintegration into the classroom of children who are excluded from school, including through identifying and addressing the underlying causes of pupils' disruptive behaviour.

Question reference: S7W-04801

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with third sector organisations, including Breathe Easy Fife, which support people with lung conditions in their local area and are advocating for reform to power of attorney laws.

Question reference: S7W-04796

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review how schools remove from the classroom pupils who repeatedly engage in violent or intimidating behaviour.

Question reference: S7W-04795

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether any future planning guidance will encourage data centre developments to be initially proposed, where possible, on brownfield and other post-industrial sites.

Question reference: S7W-04800

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to simplify the process for applying for a Power of Attorney, in light of reported concerns regarding bureaucracy and delays that can prevent family members from taking action in the best interests of the granter's health and welfare.

Question reference: S7O-00474

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to implement new or to update existing strategies to support the conversion of unused and derelict buildings for use as housing, as part of its proposed local government reform.

Question reference: S7W-04114

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to the project, Bannockburn Rising, which aims to revitalise the facilities on the battlesite to increase public understanding and awareness of Scotland's culture and history.

Bannockburn Rising is a project being delivered by the National Trust for Scotland, which is the independent charity responsible for managing the Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre and battlefield. Decisions regarding the development and delivery of the project are therefore matters for the National Trust for Scotland. The Scottish Government is not currently providing direct support to the project.

Question reference: S7W-04684

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent decision by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) to remove a former social care worker from the SSSC register following their conviction for a violent and abusive offence, what further action it can take to support the care sector in strengthening recruitment and safeguarding processes.

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-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.