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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: S7O-00118

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the provision of post-school skills pathways.

Question reference: S7W-00886

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS Lothian maternity services to enable the resumption of homebirth services.

Homebirth services in NHS Lothian have never been paused. There may be occasions where a homebirth cannot be attended due to high activity or staffing issues, however this happens very rarely due to the model of on-call midwifery in NHS Lothian.

NHS Lothian currently manages homebirths via the community midwife service, however a new, dedicated home birth team has recently been established and staff recruitment is underway.

Question reference: S7W-00701

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 16 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional passenger journeys there have been on bus services in the Highland and Islands since the introduction of the £2 fare cap, and what the overall cost of this has been.

Since the launch of the £2 bus fare cap pilot in the Highlands and Islands in January 2026, the Scottish Government has received claims relating to 280,907 passenger journeys, with total reimbursement claims of £2,045,740.90 made by participating bus operators. The number of journeys and the value of claims may not align due to the claim validation process.

It is not yet possible to determine the number of additional passenger journeys generated by the scheme, however, the Scottish Government will work with participating operators over the summer to assess the impact of the pilot against comparable baseline data.

All figures are correct as of 2 June 2026.

Question reference: S7W-00721

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 16 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what specific financial mechanism it has modelled as a replacement to the UK-wide Contracts for Difference scheme, and what estimate it has made of the cost to the public purse of underwriting such a mechanism to secure capital investment for future ScotWind projects.

Question reference: S7W-00696

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 16 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government further to 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to bring Transport Scotland “back into the Scottish Government, along with the other national transport bodies”, by what date it will publish its plans to do so, and what “other national bodies” are being considered.

Question reference: S7W-00722

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 16 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in the event of the establishment of an independent or fully devolved energy market, what assessment it has made of any legal and financial liabilities regarding existing 15- and 20-year Contracts for Difference agreements entered into by Scottish generators with the UK-owned Low Carbon Contracts Company, and whether any such liabilities would be transferred entirely to consumers in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00700

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when a construction contract willl be awarded to dual the first of the planned sections of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn.

Question reference: S7W-00702

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation of the £2 bus fare cap for the Highlands and Islands it made before announcing the decision to extend the scheme nationally.

Question reference: S7W-00698

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 12 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term commercial viability of the passenger ferry service between Rosyth and Dunkirk; whether a ferry operator has agreed to delivering the service, and what efforts are underway to promote regular freight contracts for business and to encourage passenger footfall.

The Scottish Government has not made an assessment of the long-term commercial viability of a ferry service between Rosyth and Dunkirk. The decision to introduce an international ferry service is a commercial consideration for the ferry operator and relevant port authorities, including assessing the long-term viability of a route and the business opportunities which would underpin this.

The Scottish Government and its agencies continue to support the wider development of our ports and the potential for new direct freight and passenger ferry services linking Scotland to Europe. We are happy to work with any ferry operator to explore opportunities to promote a new service.

Question reference: S7O-00091

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its current estimates are of the cost and timescale required to complete the remaining sections of the A9 dualling programme that are still to be upgraded.