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-03243
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of savings arising from the proposed reorganisation of NHS boards and the reform of social care will be used to increase the pay of social care workers.
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Question reference: S7W-03221
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what date the three-month period of engagement on public service reform announced in the Programme for Government will begin and conclude, and what organisations it plans to meet with as part of this.
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Question reference: S7W-03226
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it undertook with frontline NHS and social care staff before announcing its proposal to replace the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic boards.
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Question reference: S7W-03225
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how, and by when, it will communicate with NHS staff whose employment might be affected by the proposed replacement of the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic NHS boards.
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Question reference: S7W-03236
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, other than the island communities, whether the Single Authority Model referred to in the Programme for Government is being considered for other areas, including remote and rural mainland areas and the Highlands.
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Question reference: S7W-03233
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of any savings arising from the replacement of the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic NHS boards will arise from (a) reductions in staffing and (b) other sources.
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Question reference: S7W-03224
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what account it will take of patient experience and clinical outcomes when developing proposals to replace the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic NHS boards.
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Question reference: S7W-03209
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of passenger journeys that will be made under the £2 bus fare cap in the Highlands and Islands during the financial year 2026-27.
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Question reference: S7W-03227
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what account it has taken of the recommendations of the February 2021 Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland when developing its proposals for the future governance and delivery of social care.
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Question reference: S7W-03204
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the £2 bus fare cap in the Highlands and Islands, how much it has paid to private bus operators and how many passenger journeys have been made, to date.
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