Chamber and committees

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

Displaying 4545 questions Show Answers

Order by |

Question reference: S7W-04210

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of community-based support services for people with learning disabilities, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S7W-04212

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of respite and short break services for people with learning disabilities and their unpaid carers.

Question reference: S7W-04217

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether NHS nurses working in in-patient hospital units have sufficient training to identify and respond to the physical and mental health needs of people with learning disabilities.

Question reference: S7W-04233

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Rural Affordable Homes for Key Workers Fund, (a) how much of the total fund has been spent, (b) how many homes have been provided, and (c) in which local authorities homes have been provided, (i) in 2025-26 and (ii) since April 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04248

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential economic and social impacts of varying council tax premiums on second homes, including in rural and island communities where second homes may represent a significant proportion of the local housing stock, and how it takes these impacts into account when determining whether such premiums are an appropriate response to local housing shortages.

Question reference: S7W-04241

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has undertaken with NHS boards, including NHS Lothian, and primary care representatives regarding proposals to expand the role of GPs in the assessment of autism and ADHD, and what assessment it has made of the additional capacity and resources required to implement these proposals.

Question reference: S7W-04258

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans and commissions services for neurological conditions where reliable prevalence data is unavailable or where routinely recorded diagnoses may underestimate the number of people living with the condition.

Question reference: S7W-04236

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the University of Edinburgh regarding its withdrawal from teaching programmes at the Edinburgh Dental Institute.

Question reference: S7W-04243

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how the £600,000 in new funding to support autistic adults will be allocated, including what proportion of the funding will be used to provide support for adults awaiting an autism or ADHD assessment.

Question reference: S7W-04238

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported pressures on university finances, what assessment it has made of the potential for international dental student fee income to contribute to higher education revenue.