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-02860
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure better consistency of guidance across NHS Scotland in relation to the diagnosis and care of individuals with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD).
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Question reference: S7W-02940
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what review it has undertaken of the availability of police cells in East Lothian.
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Question reference: S7W-02941
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to add cats to the list of animals that must be reported to the police when involved in a collision with a vehicle.
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Question reference: S7W-02914
- Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of confirmation by the company that MV Loch Portain will not return to service for the remainder of the summer 2026 timetable, what discussions it has had with CalMac Ferries Ltd regarding network resilience and resource allocation, and what contingency measures are being put in place to maintain services to communities.
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Question reference: S7W-02865
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the need for a greater focus on the prevention of, and response to, large-scale wildfires within the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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Question reference: S7W-02932
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards currently provide access to thrombectomy services, and for each board, what the opening days and hours are.
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Question reference: S7W-02942
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of the Retail Crime Taskforce.
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Question reference: S7W-02931
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its commitment to deliver 24/7 thrombectomy cover “regardless of geography” means in practice, and how it will ensure that patients in rural and island communities can access thrombectomy services when clinically indicated.
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Question reference: S7W-02929
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards developing the delivery plan for achieving national 24/7 thrombectomy services coverage, as committed to in the Programme for Government, and when it anticipates publishing the plan.
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Question reference: S7W-02937
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what targets and performance indicators it plans to use to assess progress towards national 24/7 thrombectomy coverage, including for treatment rates, treatment times and geographical coverage.
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