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-03324
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers not on modified duty were conducting "back office" roles in Police Scotland in the last year.
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Question reference: S7W-03313
- Asked by: Jenny Young, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a binding duty on local authorities to provide cross-boundary funded childcare placements in the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S7W-03300
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much public money has been spent, directly or indirectly, supporting wages, site safety or care and maintenance at Dalzell and Clydebridge mills, in each year since 2024.
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Question reference: S7W-03314
- Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made to Scottish Enterprise regarding the publication of its Human Rights Due Diligence procedure, following previous indications that the agency planned to publish this guidance.
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Question reference: S7W-03296
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the condition of the furnaces and rolling equipment at Liberty Steel Dalzell, including whether it has received any reports of underinvestment or maintenance backlogs that could prevent sustained production.
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Question reference: S7W-03311
- Asked by: Jenny Young, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings it has had with COSLA to discuss the issue of local authorities ceasing the provision of cross-boundary funded childcare placements in the current calendar year, and on what date or dates those meetings took place.
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Question reference: S7W-03308
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of reports that NHS Lothian is unable to offer mammogram appointments in Edinburgh, and how it is working with NHS Lothian to ensure that local appointments for breast screening services can be offered to women in Edinburgh who require one.
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Question reference: S7W-02863
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the treatment and care of cisgender female, transgender and gender diverse individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), given that these groups are reportedly at greater risk of developing such conditions.
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Question reference: S7W-03307
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy Delivery Plan to introduce statutory nature restoration targets by 2026, for what reason consultation on targets has been delayed until 2027, and what steps it is taking to establish targets as soon as possible.
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Question reference: S7W-03293
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reported calls from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Scottish Tourism Alliance for the UK Government to restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors in its upcoming budget, as a means of supporting Scotland’s retail, tourism and hospitality sectors.
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