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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-05115

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what timescale it has set for the adoption of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' National Neurodevelopmental Pathway for Adults and the implementation of the Neurodevelopmental Service Specification for Children and Young People.

Question reference: S7W-05114

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that shared care is available for all patients diagnosed with ADHD, in light of reports that, in some areas, GP practices are not accepting new shared care requests.

Question reference: S7W-05017

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-04293 by Siobhian Brown on 6 November 2026, when it expects to introduce improved national data collection on the reasons why eligible young people do not receive aftercare services, and whether this will include information on whether support was offered, declined or unavailable, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S7W-05015

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the £2,000 Care Leaver Payment is sufficient to meet the costs associated with leaving care and establishing an independent household, and, in light of the financial hardship identified in the recent CELCIS and Coram Voice report, Your Life Beyond Care, whether it plans to review the value of the payment.

Question reference: S7W-05014

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of eligible young people have received the £2,000 Care Leaver Payment since its introduction on 1 April 2026, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S7W-05016

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many care-experienced young people aged 16 to 25 were recorded as making a homelessness application in each of the last five financial years, broken down by local authority, and (b) what proportion of all homelessness applications from people in that age group this represents.

Question reference: S7W-04962

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-03032 by Tom Arthur on 18 September 2026, on what date it expects to publish its Digital Inclusion Delivery Plan, and which minister or public body will have overall responsibility for overseeing its implementation and delivery.

Question reference: S7W-04927

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote fair work conditions for care workers, particularly overseas care workers, including those who are (a) dismissed from their employment or (b) unable to work due to sickness or injury.

Question reference: S7W-04983

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the evidence given by Scottish Government and NatureScot officials to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 11 March 2026, when the review of financial support for goose management that is being carried out by NatureScot is due to be completed.

Question reference: S7W-04601

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 10 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the cumulative economic impact of road closures and disruption on the A77, including on businesses, freight operators and communities in South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.

The impact of road closures varies according to the specific circumstances, including whether the closure is planned or unplanned, its location, duration and the availability of diversion routes. As a result, the economic impacts of individual incidents will differ, and no cumulative assessment has been undertaken by the Scottish Government.

Nonetheless, the Scottish Government recognises the strategic importance of the A77 for communities, businesses and freight operators in South West Scotland, and the importance of maintaining a safe and resilient trunk road network. Transport Scotland considers the impacts of planned works and network disruptions as part of its management of the trunk road network and continues to engage with stakeholders on matters affecting the resilience and operation of the A77.