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-02118
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total expenditure on prescription medicines and (b) average cost per prescription item dispensed was, in each financial year from 2021-22 to the latest date for which information is available.
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Question reference: S7W-02128
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the rate of interest that it anticipates to pay on the forthcoming Scottish Government bond programme compared with borrowing through the National Loans Fund.
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Question reference: S7W-01997
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to encourage public bodies, such as schools, hospitals and other public sector organisations, to offer and promote plant-based food and diets.
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Question reference: S7W-02142
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the final maturity date will be for bonds issued under its forthcoming Scottish Government bond programme.
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Question reference: S7W-02137
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what financial advantages it considers the issuance of bonds under the Scottish Government bond programme will deliver without an increase in the total amount it is able to borrow under the Fiscal Framework.
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Question reference: S7W-02112
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost has been to the public purse of the Cardonald GP walk-in clinic in each week of its operation and, in this period, how many people (a) attended the clinic, broken down by the number of subsequent referrals made to (i) hospitals and (ii) other NHS services, and (b) did not get treatment, due to them being registered at a GP practice not covered by the clinic.
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Question reference: S7W-02144
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how members of the public can access the findings of fish welfare inspections carried out on its behalf by the Animal and Plant Health Agency, where reports relating to those inspections are withheld in response to requests made under environmental information legislation.
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Question reference: S7W-02122
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report published by the Victims Commissioner in England and Wales, Justice delayed: The impact of the Crown Court backlog on victims, victim services and the criminal justice system, whether it plans to commission research on the impact of the court backlog on victims in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-02133
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established a maximum acceptable spread over comparable UK gilt yields when determining whether to proceed with an issuance under the Scottish Government bond programme.
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Question reference: S7W-02135
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received regarding any potential impact of constitutional uncertainty on investor appetite for bonds issued under the Scottish Government bond programme.
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