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-03946
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what work is being undertaken to ensure that freelance creative workers who have contracts with the public sector are paid promptly and within agreed timescales.
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Question reference: S7W-03919
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will give appropriate time and communication to Police Scotland to adjust for any operational changes caused by local government reorganisation.
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Question reference: S7W-03913
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will finalise the A9 Framework Agreement, as set out in its Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S7W-03908
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will make available to support rural mental health initiatives delivered by the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RSABI) and Farmstrong Scotland, in each of the next five years, as set out in its Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S7W-03941
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that the closure of the incinerator at Polmadie will have on Scotland’s waste sector.
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Question reference: S7W-03943
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that reductions in incineration capacity, including the closure of the Polmadie incinerator, do not result in waste accumulating in communities.
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Question reference: S7W-03955
- Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of adults reported that neighbour disputes were very or fairly common in their neighbourhood in each year for which data is available since 2016, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S7W-03945
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it first became aware of (a) the closure of the Polmadie incinerator and (b) the issues around landfill capacity, on which the BBC reported on 23 September 2026.
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Question reference: S7W-03940
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many notifications SEPA has received from producers or managers of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) seeking to continue sending waste to landfill sites without this being considered a breach of permit conditions.
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Question reference: S7W-03947
- Asked by: Laura Mitchell, MSP for Moray, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 October 2026
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 30 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Cabinet Secretary's announcement in June 2026 that an Independent Review of Maternity Services would commence in September 2026, whether it will provide an update, including when the review will commence, when its findings and recommendations are expected to be published, and what steps it plans to take thereafter.
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