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-01443
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide information on the funding it has provided to support the provision of a landing slot for flights from Dundee Airport at (a) London Heathrow Airport and (b) London City Airport, including in which financial years such funding was provided.
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Question reference: S7W-01444
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the changes in the slots at London airports for flights from Dundee Airport, (a) what its response is, (b) whether it was consulted and (c) whether any revenue has been generated as a result of those changes.
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Question reference: S7W-01198
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 June 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings have taken place with (a) Cabinet Secretary for Justice and (b) Minister for Victims and Community Safety and the Fire Brigades Union since the start of this parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S7W-01501
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what discussions it has had with Local Authority Trading Standards (LATS) regarding the proposal.
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Question reference: S7W-01313
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the names of each special adviser it currently employs, broken down by (a) responsibility and (b) pay band.
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Question reference: S7W-01503
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, for how long it anticipates that any such price cap would remain in force.
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Question reference: S7W-01502
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, which stores, retailers or categories of retailer will be affected by the proposal.
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Question reference: S7W-01505
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 July 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitments in the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items and to cut down on business bureaucracy, what assessment it has made of the compatibility of these commitments.
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Question reference: S7W-01201
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 June 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that all consultation responses to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Service Delivery Review are published in full before any decisions are taken on proposals to downgrade services.
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Question reference: S7W-01200
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 June 2026
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings have taken place between the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and/or the Minister for Victims and Community Safety with senior personnel in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service since the start of this parliamentary session, broken down by (a) date and (b) the officers who attended.
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