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-01825
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, for the treatment of prostate cancer, what plans NHS Scotland has to provide focal therapy, which targets and destroys only the cancerous area rather than the whole gland.
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Question reference: S7W-01829
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost to the public purse has been of operating the Caledonian Sleeper service in each year since 2019-20, including (a) operating subsidy, (b) loans, (c) grants, (d) capital funding, (e) shareholder support, (f) management fees and (g) any other direct financial support from (A) it, (B) Transport Scotland and (C) any other related public body.
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Question reference: S7W-01854
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether the current school clothing grant is sufficient to cover the cost of school uniforms for primary and secondary school pupils.
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Question reference: S7W-01864
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it plans to take to improve access to clinical trials for people affected by brain tumours.
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Question reference: S7W-01835
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting SEPA in carrying out water quality testing and investigations in Dundee and Angus.
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Question reference: S7W-01846
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on household and business electricity bills in Scotland of transmission network charges forecast by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to rise from £2.8 billion in 2020-21 to £13.6 billion in 2030-31, and of Ofgem's early funding decisions indicating substantial cost increases for transmission projects in Scotland, including the Denny to Wishaw and Tealing to Kincardine projects.
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Question reference: S7W-01820
- Asked by: Joe Long, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what, if any, plans it has to introduce a phased transition towards ensuring that all locum consultant psychiatrist posts are held by doctors on the General Medical Council Specialist Register, including support for existing locum doctors to obtain the necessary qualifications and remain within the NHS workforce.
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Question reference: S7W-01858
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it maintains, or plans to create, a list of the number, location and size of all current and proposed data centres in Scotland, and whether this is available to the public.
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Question reference: S7W-01827
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the overall passenger satisfaction score for the Caledonian Sleeper service has been in each year since 2019-20, also including measures of (a) journey experiences, (b) cabin comfort, (c) staff helpfulness, (d) punctuality, (e) cleanliness, (f) value for money and (g) overall service quality.
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Question reference: S7W-01817
- Asked by: Alan Brown, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 17 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of domestic properties in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley have access to fibre broadband, how many properties have still to be provided with access to fibre broadband, and what the timescales are for completion of the rollout of fibre broadband in the constituency.
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