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-00555
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any conditions attached to the proposed £3 million commitment for the Rosyth to Europe ferry link.
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Question reference: S7W-00587
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been spent on the Cladding Remediation Programme in each year since 2021/22, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S7W-00551
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the sale of illegal disposable vapes in high street premises, including those that do not comply with safety or nicotine content regulations.
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Question reference: S7O-00011
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to bring forward the delivery of a new Lochgelly Health Centre before 2031.
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Question reference: S7O-00006
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the resilience of island communities.
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Question reference: S7O-00003
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it will undertake of any impact of its planned public sector reform on employment in Inverness and Nairn.
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Question reference: S7O-00017
- Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Stagecoach regarding the reported ongoing punctuality and cancellation issues affecting the X74 service between Dumfries and Glasgow, including what steps are being taken to ensure value for money when services fall below acceptable reliability standards.
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Question reference: S7O-00013
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to address reported concerns that implementing recent Equalities and Human Rights Commission guidance on single sex spaces will put at increased risk both transgender people and cisgender people who present in gender non-conforming ways.
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Question reference: S7O-00007
- Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported extension of the administration process of East Kilbride Shopping Centre, whether it will provide an update on its discussions with local stakeholders.
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Question reference: S7O-00014
- Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen and Cambuslang, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support Police Scotland and local authorities to tackle youth disorder over the summer months.
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