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-03426
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings in the Nuclear Industry Association's Jobs Map 2026, which indicate that Scotland’s civil nuclear employment has grown by 3.14%, compared with 13.5% in England and 6.57% in Wales.
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Question reference: S7W-03414
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it will provide to young people living in kinship care arrangements as part of the delivery of The Promise.
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Question reference: S7W-03393
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) the UK Government and (b) employers regarding the potential impact on offshore workers of any maximum worker weight limits applied in the oil and gas industry.
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Question reference: S7W-03409
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many babies were delivered in neonatal wards in Scotland since 1999, broken down by ward and year.
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Question reference: S7W-03423
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether emails sent or received by special advisers via official Scottish Government email accounts are considered to be information that is held by the Scottish Government for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
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Question reference: S7W-03411
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what review it has undertaken of the regulations governing the purchase of alcohol through rapid alcohol delivery services, particularly in relation to the potential impact on people with alcohol dependency.
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Question reference: S7W-03407
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to commission mental health service models that are proven to reach and retain men in the Edinburgh and Lothians East region.
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Question reference: S7W-03397
- Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution of Scotland’s 5,583 civil nuclear workers to highly skilled employment and local communities across Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-03419
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost per individual pupil of the provision of free breakfast clubs for the estimated 390,000 eligible children.
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Question reference: S7W-03401
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the veteran community about the delayed implementation of its Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Pathway.
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