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
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Question reference: S6W-40318
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide core funding for essential roles on brain tumour research, such as clinical research nurses and data analysts.
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Question reference: S6W-40328
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to colleges that are facing a material reduction in income following changes of policy in relation to the transfer of funds between revenue and capital departmental expenditure limit budgets.
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Question reference: S6W-40282
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its decision not to proceed with the introduction of the Misogyny Bill, and instead to consult on draft regulations to add the characteristic of sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, how it will ensure that it captures the specific experiences of women and girls, particularly by engaging local survivors’ groups, women’s aid services and intersectional advocacy organisations, and what formal mechanisms will help to ensure that their input shapes any statutory guidance.
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Question reference: S6W-40338
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a support scheme for businesses to manage, or move on, unsold stock before disposal becomes restricted under the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, to support and accelerate economic growth across the circular fashion and sustainable textiles sectors.
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Question reference: S6W-40285
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed draft regulations to add the characteristic of sex to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, what evaluation process will be used to assess whether embedding the characteristic of sex in hate crime law is effective in tackling gendered violence patterns, and how it will ensure that any feedback from frontline practitioners, victims and experts directly shapes any iterative updates in the future.
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Question reference: S6W-40319
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the Rare Cancers Bill, which is currently being considered by the UK Parliament.
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Question reference: S6W-40229
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding the flexible working arrangements of the chief executive of the National Social Work Agency who will reportedly be entitled to work remotely for up to 60% of their weekly contracted hours, and what assessment it has made of any impact on leadership and performance of such an arrangement.
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Question reference: S6W-40332
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on a potential ban of the sale of rhododendron ponticum in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-40317
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the expansion of research capacity into brain tumours.
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Question reference: S6W-40313
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish, for each year since 2020, school-level data showing the (a) number and (b) percentage of pupils attaining (i) SQA National Qualifications at SCQF Level 6 (Highers and equivalent) and (ii) other SCQF Level 6 awards, such as Foundation Apprenticeships and National Progression Awards.
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