Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-41312
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding who has the ownership of the Musselburgh seawall; what responsibility Scottish Power has under the Musselburgh Agreement regarding it carrying out any repairs required to the wall; what its response is to concerns that Scottish Power might ask for public funds to be allocated to carry out such work and, in light of the ongoing Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme application process, how it will ensure that applications are thoroughly reviewed in response to any concerns regarding any potential misuse of such repair funds.
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Question reference: S6W-41150
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of 12 October 2025 marking the first anniversary of the death of the former First Minister, Alex Salmond, whether it will consider commissioning a memorial to be located within the Scottish Parliament.
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Question reference: S6W-41165
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding what progress has been made in assigning a share of VAT revenues raised in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament, in light of the provisions set aside at section16 of the Scotland Act 2016 to allow this.
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Question reference: S6W-41167
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will put in place funding to complete the roll-out of free school meals to all primary school children.
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Question reference: S6W-41168
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for the Scottish economy, whether it remains its policy position to seek the devolution of immigration powers to the Scottish Parliament.
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Question reference: S6W-41161
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a presumption against new oil and gas licences, and, if so, whether it will end this presumption, in light of the UK Government reportedly considering a policy change on its opposition to granting licences for new oil and gas fields adjacent to existing ones.
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Question reference: S6W-41160
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations have been made since the First Minister stated in July 2025 that he plans to set up a Scottish constitutional convention to “marshal support for Scotland’s right to decide through gathering support from the people of Scotland, civic bodies and international opinion”.
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Question reference: S6W-41163
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Act 2017 being in force, by what date it will implement the provisions of the tax.
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Question reference: S6W-41164
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on using a sustainable aviation fuel as a means of implementing Air Departure Tax at a rate 50% less than the current Air Passenger Duty administered by HMRC.
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Question reference: S6W-41169
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 6 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs there are, and what the recruitment target is for additional GPs in each of the next five years.
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