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-03046
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02737 by Simita Kumar on 7 September 2026, whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of how the £400,000 provided to the Gaza HOPES Field Readiness Hub has been spent.
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Question reference: S7W-03038
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on public funds being used to subsidise tourists and business travellers in local authority areas that have introduced, or are planning to introduce, a Visitor Levy, including Glasgow City Council.
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Question reference: S7W-03044
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff employed by the Scottish Government are engaged in activity related to the Scottish Youth Parliament.
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Question reference: S7W-03042
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which ministers have met with representatives of the Scottish Youth Parliament over the last 12 months.
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Question reference: S7W-03059
- Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether its current online safety information and support for parents and carers is effectively reaching families across Scotland, and what evidence it has that such information and support is influencing parental behaviour.
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Question reference: S7W-03023
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reducing permitted gill net fishery soak times from 72 hours to 36 hours.
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Question reference: S7W-03025
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what volume of ghost gear has been recovered from Scottish waters in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S7W-03030
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support calls to introduce 1,140 hours of funded childcare from the age of two for families with twins and other multiple births.
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Question reference: S7W-03040
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to limiting eligibility for subsidised bus fares to people who are resident in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-03041
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many passenger journeys it estimates are taken on average on the Glasgow Airport Express service in a year.
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