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-04424
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported overcrowding and inadequate capacity on ScotRail services, whether ScotRail will review (a) how frequently passenger demand is monitored, (b) how rolling stock is allocated across individual days and routes, and (c) the rolling stock capacity required to ensure that services meet actual passenger demand rather than operate at their scheduled formation.
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Question reference: S7W-04416
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s 2026 Progress Report, by what date it will establish a working group to oversee delivery of the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Pathway, and whether it will publish an implementation timetable.
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Question reference: S7W-04397
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs in the Scottish supply chain it estimates will be supported by operations at the Sumitomo cable manufacturing facility in the Port of Nigg in (a) 2027, (b) 2028 and (c) 2029.
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Question reference: S7W-04399
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the extent of carbon loss and for other greenhouse gas emissions following the Cairngorms wildfire in summer 2026.
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Question reference: S7W-04393
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on inviting tenders for a priority contract to secure the provision of a dedicated wildfire management helicopter.
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Question reference: S7W-04410
- Asked by: Joe Fagan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which rail stations it plans to reopen during the next three years.
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Question reference: S7W-04413
- Asked by: Kristopher Leask, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the eligibility criteria for the £1500 rural uplift available through the Home Energy Grant, which is administered by the Energy Saving Trust.
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Question reference: S7W-04411
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a timetable for the consideration of and response to the Scottish Law Commission's Report on Tenement Law: Compulsory Owners’ Associations (Scot Law Com No. 270), including any plans for a draft Tenements (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, and whether it will commit to providing regular updates to Parliament on progress towards implementation.
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Question reference: S7W-04385
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the composition of the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex's panel of experts will be.
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Question reference: S7W-04394
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions Scottish Enterprise, Scottish universities or other relevant agencies have had with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) regarding potential foreign direct investment projects in Scotland's advanced packaging ecosystem, including in relation to the National Advanced Semiconductor Packaging and Integration Centre (NASPIC) in the Glasgow City Region.
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