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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 15 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44460

  • 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 Age Scotland’s 2025 research identifying fear of falling as a leading cause of loneliness and social isolation among older people, what guidance it provides to local authorities to ensure that pavement management systems and maintenance schedules prioritise footway routes leading to essential community hubs, such as GP surgeries, post offices and pharmacies, to ensure that defective surfaces do not act as a barrier to independent living and lead to the physical and mental health impacts associated with being housebound.

Question reference: S6W-44476

  • 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 the 30th anniversary of SUDEP Action, what specific steps it is taking to ensure that every person diagnosed with epilepsy is formally assessed for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) risk using evidence-based tools, and how it is monitoring the consistency of "safety conversations" between clinicians and patients to ensure that lifesaving information on risk factors is provided at the point of diagnosis.

Question reference: S6W-44448

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on how early learning and childcare funding is spent in local authorities.

Question reference: S6W-44466

  • Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the requirements that apply when an application for a proposed marine development is located within an area containing a war grave, whether it will provide information on (a) what action an applicant is required to take in relation to such matters, (b) whether any applicant who is aware that there is a war grave within the proposed development area has a duty to disclose this, and, if so, to whom, (c) what penalty or sanction applies should an applicant fail to make such a disclosure and (d) whether such an application would be automatically rejected on the grounds of misrepresentation and failure to disclose.

Question reference: S6W-44468

  • 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 2026 reporting by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers suggesting that an average of 26 people per week across Great Britain are harmed in e-scooter collisions, what specific data it holds on the number of such casualties in Scotland, and what urgent steps it is taking to protect vulnerable pedestrians, particularly those with visual impairments, from the illegal use of high-powered e-scooters on pavements.

Question reference: S6W-44472

  • 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 many children are currently on the waiting list for a first appointment with a community paediatrician in each NHS board area; what the (a) median and (b) 90th percentile waiting time is for these appointments, and how many children in each NHS board area have been waiting for more than (i) 52 weeks, (ii) 78 weeks, and (iii) 104 weeks.

Question reference: S6W-44464

  • 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 the proposal to extend free bus travel to all people on universal credit to improve access to employment and essential services, and what progress has been made in reforming public debt recovery processes to ensure that debt owed to the Scottish Government does not push families into destitution and hunger.

Question reference: S6W-44432

  • 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 statement, Strengthening additional support for learning, published on 12 March 2026, how the recommendation for "workforce alignment" will be implemented in Lanarkshire, in light of reported concerns regarding chronic underfunding and overstretched staffing.

Question reference: S6W-44449

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA about ensuring that children can access funded early learning and childcare even when taking up a place outwith the local authority in which they live.

Question reference: S6W-44481

  • Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to annex 1 of the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2026-2031, how it planned to fund the statutory requirement to uprate the Scottish Child Payment, including the introduction of a £40 weekly payment for under-one-year-olds, had the “two-child limit” remained in place.