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
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Question reference: S7W-02681
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the aim of Hospital at Home to reduce pressure on acute hospitals, what its response is to hospital occupancy and delayed discharge remaining at reportedly high levels.
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Question reference: S7W-02679
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that Hospital at Home, which it has promoted for several years, remains a key solution in resolving pressures on hospitals and, if so, what evidence it has that its expansion has delivered measurable improvements in Emergency Department performance.
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Question reference: S7W-02678
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether areas with greater Hospital at Home capacity have experienced improved performance in Emergency Departments, lower delayed discharge rates and lower hospital occupancy than areas with less capacity.
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Question reference: S7W-02680
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the expansion of Hospital at Home on waits of at least 12 hours in Emergency Departments over the last five years, in light of reports that waits have continued to rise, with more than 44,000 patients experiencing such a wait in 2026 to date, which is approximately 9,000 more tha the same period last year.
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Question reference: S7W-02079
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Stephen Gethins on 25 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01538 by Stephen Gethins on 23 July 2026, which states that officials have been monitoring the scheme on an on-going basis and that consideration has been given to any adaptations that can be made since the scheme launched on 1 April 2026, what adaptations (a) have actually been made, (b) were proposed as being prudent, necessary or advisable but were not made, and who made such a decision.
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Question reference: S7W-02078
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Stephen Gethins on 25 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01537 by Stephen Gethins on 23 July 2026, which did not address the point raised regarding the £10 million Scottish Heating Oil Support Scheme fund, where any unallocated funds are currently held and what its plans are for such funds when the scheme closes in September 2026, including where any remaining funds will be held thereafter.
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Question reference: S7W-02098
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the current Cabinet Secretary for Justice has met representatives of the Fire Brigades Union and, if so, what was discussed.
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Question reference: S7W-02572
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01240 by Màiri McAllan on 10 July 2026, in which it stated that the consultation on legislative approach to restrictions on mobile phones in schools would be launched within its first 100 days, for what reason the consultation has not yet been launched and when it expects it to open.
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Question reference: S7W-02672
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Mairi McAllan on 25 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the publication of the consultation on restricting mobile phones in schools.
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Question reference: S7W-02101
- Asked by: Alyn Smith, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 25 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will provide an updated code of conduct on the treatment of passengers and staff using public transport, as outlined in the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026.
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