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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-01009

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to victims of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01007

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding cross-border organised crime and so-called county lines drug activity affecting Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00941

Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when Bright Start Breakfast clubs will be operational in all primary and special schools.

As part of the 2026-27 Scottish Budget, the Scottish Government announced it will provide £3 million to continue to fund an additional 9,000 Bright Start Breakfasts club places in 2026-27.

The Scottish Government will also provide recurring investment of £44 million from financial year 2027-28 to provide a national breakfast offer starting in August 2027, which comprises a nutritious breakfast and up to one hour of supervision, delivered flexibly to meet the needs of children and young people, including those with additional support needs.

To support this expansion, we will provide initial investment of £15 million in 2026-27 to help Local Government and third sector partners prepare for the introduction of the universal breakfast club offer.

Question reference: S7W-00957

Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to legislate to ensure that there is a national mobile phone ban in all of Scotland’s classrooms, what support will be made available to schools to implement phone-free learning environments.

Question reference: S7W-00962

Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the proposed Teacher Jobs Guarantee will come into force.

The Scottish Government has been clear that we will support the delivery of a guaranteed three-year employment for newly qualified teachers.

Local authorities, as the employers of teachers, hold full responsibility for creating employment contracts and the decisions associated with them. Therefore, this commitment requires careful engagement with local government and trade union partners.

Further details on the Teacher Jobs Guarantee will be set out in due course.

Question reference: S7W-01146

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce marine litter in Scotland.

The Scottish Government is tackling marine litter with actions detailed in our Marine Litter Strategy, which aims to address the amount of litter entering the marine environment, to achieve ecological, economic and social benefits. Our Strategy and action plan was last refreshed in September 2022 and focuses on the most problematic types of marine litter including fishing and aquaculture gear, sewage-related debris, and plastic pellets. The Strategy drives forward our work and co-ordinates the efforts of our stakeholders and partners, working at a national and international level to help tackle this global problem.

Our many actions to prevent litter include: working across the four nations to ban the sale of wet wipes containing plastic, with legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament on 12 February 2026; improving the management of end-of-life fishing and aquaculture gear to reduce litter and improve recycling rates, contributing to our circular economy; and developing international solutions to prevent microplastic pollution in the form of plastic pellets, often known as nurdles. Litter removal actions include: funding the KIMO Fishing for Litter scheme, to assist the correct disposal of litter caught in fishing nets; and funding the Keep Scotland Beautiful Upstream Battle project, preventing and removing litter along rivers which could ultimately end up in the marine environment.

Question reference: S7F-00022

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00024

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00021

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S7F-00023

Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.