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: S7W-01719
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01042 by Kirsten Oswald on 7 July 2026, regarding the number of incidents involving possession of a knife or bladed article that have been recorded in schools in each of the last five years, whether it will provide a breakdown of these figures by local authority.
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Question reference: S7W-01701
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that all CAMHS referrals are assessed, handled and prioritised appropriately, in light of reports that, in 2025-26, CAMHS received an estimated 34,200 referrals for child mental health support, while around 15,200 commenced treatment during the same period.
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Question reference: S7W-01718
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential economic impact on Scotland and the UK's ongoing trade negotiations with the EU, what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding retaining the UK's ability to set import controls on animal welfare grounds, for example to ban fur imports and sales.
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Question reference: S7W-01717
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide financial support to indoor pig farmers to incentivise the early adoption of cage-free farrowing pens.
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Question reference: S7W-01735
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a strategy to encourage foreign investors to create jobs in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-01727
- Asked by: Helen McDade, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many children are currently placed in each of Scotland's four secure accommodation centres on welfare grounds only, and in how many cases such children are accommodated within the same living unit as children detained under criminal justice legislation.
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Question reference: S7W-01708
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to source an alternative liquid hydrocortisone product for people with adrenal insufficiency, following the permanent discontinuation of liquid hydrocortisone manufactured by ADVANZ PHARMA.
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Question reference: S7W-01704
- Asked by: Dawn Black, MSP for Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to carry out a rapid review of the available evidence on the risks associated with the long-term use of the contraceptive injection, Depo-Provera.
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Question reference: S7W-01751
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Mesothelioma Network's Annual Report 2024/25, which reported that 103 NHS Scotland staff are directly involved in mesothelioma services, what steps it is taking to increase workforce capacity within mesothelioma multi-disciplinary teams.
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Question reference: S7W-01726
- Asked by: Helen McDade, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that a 13-year-old girl accommodated at St Mary's Kenmure secure accommodation centre had her request to be transferred away from young male offenders with whom she was placed, denied, for what reason the request was denied and what risk assessment was undertaken in relation to her safety and wellbeing before that decision was made.
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