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-01706
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its commitment to support the future of the site, whether it will consider including the former ethylene plant at Mossmorran within the purview of the Forth Green Freeport.
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Question reference: S7W-01749
- 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 funding it has provided, or plans to provide, to support research on the treatment of mesothelioma.
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Question reference: S7W-01742
- 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 Accounts Commission report, Best Value: Inverclyde Council, which was published on 9 July 2026, what action it has taken to promote the adoption of digital and modernised administrative and service delivery strategies by local authorities.
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Question reference: S7W-01723
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the work programme and timetable for the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce.
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Question reference: S7W-01702
- 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 assessment it has made of any impact on children and young people of approximately 42,000 nationally waiting for a neurodevelopmental assessment since March 2025, and what action it is taking to reduce waiting times, in light of available NHS board data suggesting median waits ranging from 22 to 141 weeks.
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Question reference: S7W-01748
- 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 whether it plans to introduce stricter penalties for antisocial behaviour on buses.
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Question reference: S7W-01707
- 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 address the recruitment of GPs in rural and remote practices where people are reportedly experiencing difficulties securing appointments due to unfilled vacancies.
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Question reference: S7W-01720
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 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-01249 by Stephen Flynn on 9 July 2026, for what reason it has not prepared its own analysis of the proportion of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions that is attributable to rail transport.
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Question reference: S7W-01721
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 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-01249 by Stephen Flynn on 9 July 2026, what figures, data sources and evidence it relies on when considering the proportion of Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions that is attributable to rail transport, and what assessment it has made of the accuracy and reliability of that information.
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Question reference: S7W-01728
- 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 what assessment it has made of whether housing girls placed for welfare reasons alongside older male offenders detained under criminal justice legislation is compatible with its obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
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