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-03183
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the issues raised in Scottish Environment LINK’s Nature Protection Scorecard.
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Question reference: S7W-03187
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding the procurement of trains for future services between Scotland and London once HS2 is operational.
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Question reference: S7W-03167
- Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding witnesses who are deemed to be vulnerable under the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004, what plans it has to (a) provide all such witnesses with the same presumption that their evidence may be taken by a commissioner, (b) expand the scope of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 so that in cases involving any form of assault they are afforded the same presumption that their evidence may be taken by a commissioner, and (c) ensure that those whose vulnerability arises from a mental disorder are provided with the same protections and special measures as those afforded under the 2019 Act.
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Question reference: S7W-03169
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic has had with Education Scotland and local authority directors of education regarding the standardisation and prominence of systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) within the Curriculum for Excellence Early Level Literacy framework.
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Question reference: S7W-03200
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to S7W-00376 by Jenny Gilruth on 9 June 2026, whether it will provide an update on when it will establish a Better Surfaces Fund, and for what reason it was not mentioned in the latest Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S7W-03181
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that protected sites are being effectively protected, in light of NatureScot data indicating a decline in the proportion of protected sites being monitored annually, from 97 sites (5.27%) in 2021 to 54 sites (2.94%) in 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-03189
- Asked by: Laura Mitchell, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action being taken to further increase protection for Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features.
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Question reference: S7W-03138
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when the last independent audit of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was carried out, and what the findings of this audit were.
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Question reference: S7W-03069
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government who will be represented in the three-month period of dialogue on social care reform announced in the Programme for Government, and specifically, whether small and micro care at home providers and community organisations will have a direct seat, rather than being represented through national umbrella bodies.
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Question reference: S7W-03120
- Asked by: Kristopher Leask, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) budget, broken down by year since its inception and by subdivision or programme.
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