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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-03115

Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) verification cases remain outstanding, and how many of these involve applicants who (a) have already submitted all requested evidence and (b) are yet to do so, broken down by region.

Question reference: S7W-03092

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 what it deems to be the minimum expected standards of behaviour and social values for people seeking asylum while residing in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-03105

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 consideration it has given to the inclusion of domestic supply-chain value as a criterion in publicly supported bus procurement.

Question reference: S7W-03080

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 what plans it has to reform the support provided to young carers during the current parliamentary session.

Question reference: S7W-03068

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 what assessment it has made regarding any impact on small and medium-sized, community-rooted care at home providers of pursuing economies of scale through social care reform, and what safeguards it will put in place to prevent reform consolidating provision toward larger organisations at the expense of local employers.

Question reference: S7W-03155

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed closure of Kingsway Care Centre, Dundee, is being considered as a Major Service Change.

Question reference: S7W-03135

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, 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 what actions it is taking to address failings in (a) workplace culture and (b) management culture at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Question reference: S7W-03112

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 factors relating to (a) national security, (b) data security and (c) supply chain resilience are considered when public funding is awarded to schemes involving the purchase of buses manufactured in China, and what (i) guidance, (ii) risk assessment framework and (iii) due diligence requirements apply in such cases.

Question reference: S7W-03017

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards it will put in place during any transition from 14 regional NHS boards to two strategic boards to ensure that all evidence relating to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry and ongoing investigations into Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus is preserved and remains accessible to the relevant investigatory and legal bodies.

Question reference: S7W-03129

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, 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 how many Scottish Fire and Rescue Service operational personnel are currently equipped with (a) breathing apparatus with in-built face mask communications and (b) wildfire-appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).