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-04420
- 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 what action it is taking to address reported overcrowding and inadequate capacity on ScotRail services, including the 07:56 Dalmeny to Edinburgh service.
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Question reference: S7W-04414
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, 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 the cost would be in 2026-27 of aligning Scotland's higher property rate with the equivalent rate in England, broken down by industry sector.
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Question reference: S7W-04422
- 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 what immediate action it is taking to support licensed hospitality businesses, including those with a rateable value of more than £100,000 that are not eligible for transitional relief, prior to the review of the methodology for licensed hospitality and the 2026 revaluation.
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Question reference: S7W-04398
- 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 whether it has consulted with landowners impacted by the Cairngorms Wildfire to ascertain the loss of wildlife as a result of the fire, including nests of protected birds of prey, and what those losses are.
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Question reference: S7W-04387
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, 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 discussions it has had with the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) regarding when it plans to consult further on opt-out group proceedings (class action) and what form that consultation will take.
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Question reference: S7W-04395
- 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 how it plans to leverage Scotland's Critical Technologies Supercluster to attract global tier-1 semiconductor manufacturers to establish dedicated research, development and design bases in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-04412
- 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 confirm if applicants are required to apply more than one energy efficiency measure in order to qualify for the Rural Home Energy Grant uplift.
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Question reference: S7W-04383
- 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 when it expects the appointment of members to the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex's panel of experts to be completed.
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Question reference: S7W-04396
- 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 assessment it has made of the potential for specific capital grant funding or joint venture frameworks to support the expansion of domestic open-foundry capabilities for compound semiconductors, including silicon carbide, and to integrate domestic manufacturing into the global supply chains of companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
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Question reference: S7W-04421
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of Fife Council's decision to not take into account 431 objections to Uber Scot Limited's booking office licence application, particularly regarding the electronic communication and authentication provisions of paragraph 16A of Schedule 1 to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, and whether it plans to review the adequacy of guidance to local authorities on the acceptance and validation of electronic objections.
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