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-03330
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a national advisory council on men and boys to promote positive masculinity and improve men’s health outcomes.
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Question reference: S7W-03329
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Movember’s recent report, The Real Face of Men’s Health, what steps it is taking to reduce premature mortality in men.
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Question reference: S7W-03344
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent of any historical contamination and other environmental liabilities at Clydebridge and who would meet remedial costs in the event of a sale, closure or change of use.
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Question reference: S7W-03331
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Movember’s recent report, The Real Face of Men’s Health, whether it will commit to a men’s health action plan.
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Question reference: S7W-03375
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to increase the number of facilities for pulmonary rehabilitation, in light of reported figures indicating that one in five people are living with some kind of lung condition.
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Question reference: S7W-03368
- Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding proposals to reopen the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway for passenger services, which would provide an orbital rail service for residents from Craiglockhart to Portobello.
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Question reference: S7W-03278
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported warning from the Lord President of the Court of Session that, without additional funding, the implementation of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 will be delayed.
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Question reference: S7W-03347
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last visited Dalzell, what observation were made during the visit, and whether they will make a statement to Parliament on the future of steel plate production in Scotland before the October 2026 recess.
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Question reference: S7W-03378
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the number of people who have used GP walk-in clinics to date, and whether any findings could result in the delay or cancellation of any of the 40 clinics that have yet to open.
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Question reference: S7W-03364
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason electric vehicle owners who live in areas that are not classed within categories 5 to 8 of its Urban Rural Classification have not been eligible for support through the Domestic Chargepoint scheme.
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