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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-00630

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) gross and (b) net running costs are of its operations, and how these have changed since its records began.

Question reference: S7W-00445

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on integrated smart ticketing across bus and rail in the Strathclyde area.

Question reference: S7W-00441

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out what its role is in relation to the development of ScotRail timetables.

Question reference: S7W-00444

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to further enhance (a) East Kilbride, (b) Hairmyres and (c) Thorntonhall train stations.

Question reference: S7W-00443

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the barriers are to increasing rail services on the East Kilbride line, and how these can be addressed.

Question reference: S7W-00449

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the deadline for proposals against new 2026 rateable values was set at 31 July.

Question reference: S7W-00442

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that there is capacity to increase the frequency of rail services on the East Kilbride line.

Question reference: S7W-00451

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the battery energy storage applications approved by the Energy Consents Unit are operational.

Question reference: S7W-00450

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many battery energy storage applications have been (a) granted and (b) rejected by the Energy Consents Unit.

Question reference: S7W-00448

Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many small businesses were estimated to be eligible for the Small Business Bonus Scheme in 2025-26, and how many it estimates will to be eligible in 2026-27 following the recent rates revaluation, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) joint valuation board area.