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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

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Question reference: S6W-44412

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government in what ways it works with (a) local authorities and (b) NHS boards to encourage greater use of venison and other game products.

Question reference: S6W-44455

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many third-party liability claims for vehicle damage caused by potholes were submitted to each local authority in 2025-26; what percentage of these claims were successful, and what steps are being taken to ensure that the "negligence" threshold used by claims handlers does not unfairly penalise any motorists who suffer damage on roads that the council has failed to inspect according to its own statutory schedule.

Question reference: S6W-44436

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £12.9 million allocated to gynaecology services in 2025-26 has been directed specifically toward increasing theatre capacity for gynaecological procedures, and what mechanism is in place to track the direct impact of this funding on the number of women removed from the surgical waiting list each month.

Question reference: S6W-44445

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the accuracy of Pupil Product Ratios (PPR) used by local authorities to forecast school rolls in areas of high housing growth; what data it holds on instances where actual pupil numbers from new developments have exceeded the 0.3 (primary) and 0.13 (secondary) per household estimates, and whether it will review these formulas to ensure that they are fit for purpose, in light of the 2026 school census data.

Question reference: S6W-44419

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government in what ways it supports the Scottish Flood Forum.

Question reference: S6W-44426

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of limited permanent teaching vacancies on the (a) career progression, (b) wellbeing and (c) retention of newly qualified teachers.

Question reference: S6W-44422

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to align with European Union standards where appropriate, what assessment it has made of the EU Environmental Crime Directive (2024/1203), which Member States must transpose by May 2026, and how a proposed ecocide offence could bridge any gap between existing Scottish law and the new EU "qualified offence" standard for the most serious environmental harms.

Question reference: S6W-44459

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Walking and Wheeling Survey 2025, which suggested that 48% of adults over 65 would walk more if pavements were in better condition, and how it ensures that local authorities are meeting their Public Sector Equality Duty when making budget reductions to footway maintenance that disproportionately affect wheelchair users and people with visual impairments.

Question reference: S6W-44413

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding from Screen Scotland’s Professional Development Fund has been awarded to applicants based in the Highlands and Islands region, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-44408

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on any action it has taken following the 2025 seagull summit in Inverness.