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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-03788

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place to cover any injury, public liability and loss of, or damage to, equipment when land managers, contractors and volunteers assist with wildfire response on land beyond their own holdings, and whether it will work with responding organisations and insurers to address any gaps in that protection.

Question reference: S7W-03787

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to community organisations seeking wildfire equipment and training, whether eligibility for such support requires applicants to own the land on which the equipment would be used, and whether it will review any such requirement to enable organisations operating with the permission of a landowner to access support.

Question reference: S7W-03791

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding recipients of public funding for woodland creation and habitat restoration, what requirements apply in relation to wildfire risk assessment, access for firefighting, buffer zones and the maintenance of firebreaks, and how compliance with those requirements is monitored throughout the duration of the scheme.

Question reference: S7W-03759

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the review of its Wildfire Strategic Action Plan, who is leading the review, what its terms of reference and governance arrangements are, which organisations will be represented, and whether the Wildfire Strategic Oversight Group will have a role in agreeing the review's findings.

Question reference: S7W-03767

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's review of the Cairngorms wildfire will examine decisions regarding operational command, initial resource deployment, firefighter safety, the use of specialist and aerial assets and communications with local communities, and what arrangements are in place to enable personnel to provide evidence on a confidential basis.

Question reference: S7W-03769

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the outcome of its review of the Wildfire Strategic Action Plan, including its response to each recommendation, the person or body responsible for delivering any resulting actions, and a timetable for reporting progress to Parliament.

Question reference: S7W-03745

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010, what guidance it issues to education authorities on the extent of the options appraisal required before proposing a permanent change to the location of a school, particularly where the proposed change is effectively irreversible.

Question reference: S7W-03744

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent wildfires, what assessment it has made of the arrangements for establishing an Incident Control Centre as part of the emergency co-ordination response, including responsibility for establishing such a centre and its effectiveness.

Question reference: S7W-03746

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities on ensuring that consultees have adequate time to consider information obtained through Freedom of Information requests during a consultation on a school relocation proposal before that consultation closes.

Question reference: S7W-03765

Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the terms of reference for each element of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s review and debrief process following the Cairngorms wildfire, including its internal operational debrief, independently facilitated debrief and wider multi-agency review.