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: S6W-44051
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has evidence demonstrating that the storage requirements for offshore wind platform bases cannot be met by combining onshore storage and storage in existing ports and harbours and, if so, whether it will publish this.
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Question reference: S6W-44066
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to follow the educational framework in Denmark with a focus on rolling back reliance on digital tools.
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Question reference: S6W-44062
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how its hybrid working policies align with the commitments in its Action Plan to Address Depopulation and its National Islands Plan, regarding access to secure, skilled employment in rural and island areas.
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Question reference: S6W-43884
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy has attended with workers at Wave Energy Scotland to discuss the organisation's future funding, and what its position is on whether the principle of effective worker voice has been upheld during its consideration of the organisation.
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Question reference: S6W-44065
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the forthcoming long-term location policy supports, rather than disadvantages, rural and island communities, and whether it will consult with affected staff and trade unions, including the PCS Highlands and Islands Branch, before finalising the long-term location policy.
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Question reference: S6W-44050
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any plans by the Auditor General to carry out an inquiry into the £1.83 million grant awarded to Offshore Solutions Group, a company whose latest accounts, as of April 2024, show net current assets of around £131,000.
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Question reference: S6W-44060
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil service roles have been reclassified as “Edinburgh-based” or “central belt-based” since changes to the hybrid working policy were introduced in October 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-44070
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have opted to not attend an appointment following receipt of a text message in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6O-05628
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it is providing to households in the Glasgow Anniesland constituency regarding the ongoing cost of living crisis, to ensure that they are aware of, and able to access, the financial support, benefits and energy assistance schemes available to them.
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Question reference: S6O-05631
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the reliability and accountability of bus services in rural and coastal constituencies.
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