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-03089
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to address the combined £22 million in public service fraud and errors identified by Audit Scotland's National Fraud Initiative.
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Question reference: S7W-03065
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the present legislative framework surrounding the sale and purchase of off-road vehicles in Scotland, in light of of reports of a rise in antisocial behaviour crime reports across Fife where off-road bikes have been used.
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Question reference: S7W-03064
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has monitored any feedback from teachers, parents or pupils concerning the roles and operations of Qualifications Scotland and if it anticipates any major changes to the national curriculum during the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S7W-03086
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address concerns raised by Audit Scotland regarding a projected £4.7 billion funding gap in the Scottish budget by 2029-30.
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Question reference: S7W-03087
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the appropriate amount its ministers and staff should spend on foreign trips, in light of recent reports that £98,442 in public money was spent on the First Minister's trip to the USA during the 2026 World Cup.
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Question reference: S7W-03090
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has regarding the impact of public service fraud and administrative errors on social housing waiting list times.
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Question reference: S7W-03088
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether appropriate travel expenses rules were followed by the First Minister in relation to his recent trip to the USA during the 2026 World Cup, particularly regarding the booking of business class tickets for flights under 10 hours, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S7W-03094
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it will carry out or action plan it has regarding future housing provision for the potential 13,500 asylum seekers that recent Home Office proposals have set as a prospective target for Scotland to host.
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Question reference: S7W-03154
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any proposed reforms to local government will include a review of community councils, with the aim of strengthening their role and influence over decisions that affect their local communities.
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Question reference: S7W-03093
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how many asylum seekers Scotland should be expected to accommodate, in light of the recent Home Office proposal to set Scotland's Service User Demand Plan to accommodate a total of 13,500 people.
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