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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

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: S7O-00393

Asked by: Angela Ross, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the identification and recording of child criminal exploitation.

Question reference: S7O-00401

Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to chronic pain services.

Question reference: S7O-00397

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 and flu winter vaccination programme.

Question reference: S7O-00395

Asked by: Pauline Stafford, MSP for Bathgate, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership and NHS Lothian regarding the availability of respite care for children with complex medical needs in West Lothian.

Question reference: S7O-00389

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided the emergency funding for organisations supporting victims and survivors that it committed to in the Programme for Government 2026-31.

Question reference: S7O-00388

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to monitor the use of e-bikes in residential areas.

Question reference: S7O-00394

Asked by: Lloyd Melville, MSP for Angus South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Police Scotland in improving the visibility of community policing and response times to incidents in towns, including in Carnoustie and Monifieth.

Question reference: S7O-00403

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that people waiting for an ADHD or autism assessment are not adversely impacted by its planned integration of NHS boards.

Question reference: S7O-00399

Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve public health in East Kilbride, including through its proposed reform of health and social care services.

Question reference: S7O-00391

Asked by: Kim Schmulian, MSP for Glasgow, Reform UK
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 October 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to applying the approach and practices used in Operation Begonia to other vulnerable groups.