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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: S7W-01009

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to victims of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01002

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds regarding the prevalence of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity, and how this is collated.

Question reference: S7W-00963

Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether all newly-qualified teachers will receive a guaranteed three-year post under the proposed Teacher Jobs Guarantee.

Question reference: S7W-01007

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding cross-border organised crime and so-called county lines drug activity affecting Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-01091

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the order providing for the conversion of mixed-sex marriages to civil partnerships in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-01005

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on amending the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 to end cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01003

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out, or plans to carry out, an assessment of available data on the prevalence of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01006

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, in partnership with relevant agencies and support organisations, to raise public awareness of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01010

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what role adult support and protection services play in identifying and responding to cases of suspected cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.

Question reference: S7W-01008

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many criminal prosecutions linked to cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity, there have been in each year since January 2016, and how many convictions there were.