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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: S6W-41950

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many school buildings in the Argyll and Bute Council area are currently assessed as not fit for purpose, and what the estimated cost of repair or replacement is associated with each such building.

Question reference: S6W-41953

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much money was budgeted for agricultural support payments in each of the last five years, and how much of this budget remained unspent at the end of each of those last five years.

Question reference: S6W-41955

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many agricultural support payments for which the applications have been approved in previous financial years are still to be paid out.

Question reference: S6W-41949

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many schools (a) have closed between 2007 and 2025 and (b) are currently at risk of closure in the (i) North East Scotland and (ii) Highlands and Islands region.

Question reference: S6W-41948

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many subject-specific secondary school teaching posts are currently filled by non-specialist teachers in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-41951

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on safety improvements at the A9 Dunkeld junction.

Question reference: S6W-41946

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve processing times for agricultural support payments.

Question reference: S6W-41952

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 November 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many units of affordable housing have been constructed in the (a) Stirling, (b) Fife, (c) Perth and Kinross and (d) Clackmannanshire local authority areas in each year since 2015, and how many were delivered compared with local delivery plans.

Question reference: S6W-41617

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 31 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 17 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30681 by Paul McLennan on 8 November 2024, how many live homeless applications there were in each local authority area on Christmas Day in 2024, and how many (a) adults and (b) children these related to.

The following table gives the number of live homelessness applications at 25 December 2024 for each local authority, along with the number of adults and children these applications refer to.

Live homelessness applications, refer to applications that have a recorded application date but no closure date, implying that these applications are open and not yet resolved.

	Live cases at 25 December 2024	Number of adults	Number of children
All	31,583	36,730	17,211
Aberdeen City	497	535	190
Aberdeenshire	242	287	112
Angus	668	721	156
Argyll & Bute	359	428	179
Clackmannanshire	333	375	156
Dumfries & Galloway	503	567	123
Dundee City	772	827	274
East Ayrshire	292	323	162
East Dunbartonshire	290	333	182
East Lothian	637	701	203
East Renfrewshire	633	796	448
Edinburgh	7,710	9,351	4,390
Eilean Siar	80	87	39
Falkirk	1,123	1,229	420
Fife	1,684	1,862	653
Glasgow City	6,605	8,019	4,652
Highland	867	975	388
Inverclyde	202	219	79
Midlothian	787	857	639
Moray	173	189	43
North Ayrshire	551	651	211
North Lanarkshire	923	1,029	499
Orkney	209	246	144
Perth & Kinross	182	197	28
Renfrewshire	412	450	87
Scottish Borders	503	607	289
Shetland	110	119	17
South Ayrshire	381	416	151
South Lanarkshire	1,592	1,797	1,102
Stirling	572	640	265
West Dunbartonshire	421	475	200
West Lothian	1,270	1,422	730

Question reference: S6W-41629

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 31 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the costs of illicit drug use since the publication in 2009 of its report, Assessing the scale and impact of illicit drug markets in Scotland, and what comparable research it has produced or commissioned since the publication.

No further assessment of the cost of illicit drug use has been made by the Scottish Government since this report was published in 2009, nor has comparable research been produced or commissioned. However, the harms of problem drug use are clear and well evidenced, and the human cost remains deeply concerning.

It remains clear that drug deaths in Scotland remain far too high, but we are building a system that is more compassionate, better resourced, and more accountable than what came before. As we approach the end of the National Mission, we remain committed to continuing to combat this challenge. We are working closely with stakeholders, including those with lived and living experience, to develop a future alcohol and drug strategic plan to follow the Mission.