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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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Question reference: S7W-03282
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of men in the NHS Dumfries and Galloway area were diagnosed with prostate cancer at stages 1 and 2 in each of the last five years, and what action is being taken to improve early diagnosis rates.
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Question reference: S7W-03287
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase uptake of NHS health checks, cancer screening programmes and preventative health services among men living in rural areas, including Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S7W-03265
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its engagement with local authorities to encourage the introduction of byelaws governing accommodation for seasonal agricultural workers, (a) which local authorities it has met with, and (b) whether it will provide copies of any minutes or records of these meetings.
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Question reference: S7W-03260
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the relative contribution of alternative management options to achieving benthic Good Environmental Status, as part of its consultation process regarding marine protected areas and priority marine features.
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Question reference: S7W-03270
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the maintenance, repair and development of the 7Stanes trail network in each of the last 10 years, and what its position is on whether current funding levels are sufficient to maintain the 7Stanes network to an appropriate standard.
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Question reference: S7W-03275
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish, or otherwise make available, the findings of the Centre for Sustainable Delivery's rapid value case on further expansion of hybrid closed loop technology, and what role this assessment is playing in preparations for its 2027-28 Budget.
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Question reference: S7W-03259
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential economic and social benefits of a managed transition from demersal mobile fishing to static-gear fisheries, as part of its consultation process regarding marine protected areas and priority marine features.
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Question reference: S7W-03272
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the impact of trail closures, downgraded routes or maintenance backlogs on tourism and visitor numbers at 7Stanes centres, and what its long-term strategy is for the 7Stanes network and mountain biking tourism in south-west Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-03279
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that two in five men in Scotland die prematurely, and in light of this, whether it will commit to publishing a fully costed Men's Health Action Plan with measurable national and regional outcome targets or if it considers that existing arrangements are sufficient.
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Question reference: S7W-03261
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its Proposed Fisheries Management Measures for Inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Proposed Priority Marine Feature (PMF) Management Areas consultation, how the proposed measures take account of the findings and recommendations of Environmental Standards Scotland's recent report about the protection and recovery of Scotland’s seafloor.
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