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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-00772

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the law regarding liability and responsibility for vehicles abandoned without permission on private property.

Question reference: S7F-00008

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7W-00333

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to any risks of relying on the Vision 3 service, in light of previous Vision 3 suppliers reportedly going into administration.

Question reference: S7W-00675

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 15 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Glasgow City Joint Protection Committee's Learning Review Report on Family C, which was published in May 2026, whether it will consider making an order under section 54 of the Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014 to add the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to the list of corporate parents.

Question reference: S7W-00574

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to fulfil Section 5.5 of its Home Education Guidance, published in January 2025, to work with local authorities to consider options for the collation of high-level information about the number of children and young people being home-educated in local authorities.

As part of a wider review of Scotland's home education arrangements that was committed to in June 2025, Scottish Government officials are working with local government to assess the information that is held by local authorities in relation to home educating children and young people. This has included official level contact and scoping meetings with COSLA, ADES and Local Authority Home Education Leads, and most recently an information request sent last month to clarify the latest information that is held by local authorities. Officials will continue to work with local government and data analysts to review that information, identify potential data gaps and work towards establishing a baseline on the number of children and young people who are home educating in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00575

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of its Home Education Guidance, published in January 2025, and whether it has commenced a review with HM Inspectorate of Education and other relevant partners into whether arrangements for home education are providing young people with sufficient support, as per the commitment by the previous Cabinet Secretary for Education on 24 June 2025.

Question reference: S7W-00334

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects development of Vision Anywhere for Scotland to be completed.

Question reference: S7W-00332

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on delivery of the National GP IT Reprovisioning Programme.

Question reference: S7W-00331

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the Vision 3 clinical system to be appropriate for use by GPs, in light of reports that it is viewed by some GPs as being unfit for purpose due in part to its age.

Question reference: S6F-04777

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.