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: S7W-03099
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether Alexander Dennis has provided the evidence of sufficient orders required to access the £4.1 million furlough support package announced in September 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-03108
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government since January 2026 regarding procurement rules and their impact on bus manufacturing and bus procurement in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-03079
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been referred to eating disorder services in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S7W-03123
- Asked by: Kristopher Leask, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when the contracts for future Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) funding delivery are due for renewal.
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Question reference: S7W-03098
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the conditions attached to its £4.1 million furlough support package for Alexander Dennis have been amended since the package was announced in September 2025 and, if so, whether it will set out these amendments.
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Question reference: S7W-03093
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how many asylum seekers Scotland should be expected to accommodate, in light of the recent Home Office proposal to set Scotland's Service User Demand Plan to accommodate a total of 13,500 people.
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Question reference: S7W-03091
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on recent guidance for asylum seekers produced by the UK Home Office on understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK, and what plans it has to produce similar guidance in the near future.
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Question reference: S7W-03154
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any proposed reforms to local government will include a review of community councils, with the aim of strengthening their role and influence over decisions that affect their local communities.
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Question reference: S7W-03146
- Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national supply register for teachers to ensure that all supply work available is advertised nationally for all local authorities and via one system.
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Question reference: S7W-03149
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many Warmer Homes Scotland grants have been approved by Home Energy Scotland, and what percentage have been subsequently withdrawn or not taken up, in each year since 2023.
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