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-03474
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the proportion of freight transported to and from Scotland’s ports by rail.
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Question reference: S7W-03447
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport regarding the Edinburgh Airport Airspace Change proposals.
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Question reference: S7W-03469
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its updated Wildfire Strategic Action Plan and what additional measures the plan will contain to reduce the risk of wildfires.
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Question reference: S7W-03467
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that local communities receive meaningful financial benefits from new onshore renewable energy developments.
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Question reference: S7W-03464
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding current waiting times for people referred for specialist assessment or treatment for migraine, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S7W-03465
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the National Headache Pathway, which was published in May 2024 with a review date of April 2025, has been reviewed, and, if so, what changes have been made following that review.
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Question reference: S7W-03468
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 100,000 properties identified in its Programme for Government are expected to have benefited from energy efficiency measures by the end of financial year 2026-27.
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Question reference: S7W-03466
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the implementation of the National Headache Pathway across NHS boards, including what information it holds on variation in any aspects of the implementation between NHS boards.
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Question reference: S7W-03470
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that funding, governance and delivery arrangements do not create barriers to the development of heat networks that cross local authority boundaries.
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Question reference: S7W-03472
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how the standards and funding criteria that apply to new heat networks will ensure that these networks take advantage of thermal storage, smart controls and other forms of energy-system flexibility.
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