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-00282
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to electronically monitored bail by the High Court of Justiciary, found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody, including those whose time on remand equals or exceeds their custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.
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Question reference: S7W-00233
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have a dedicated pathway for people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders.
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Question reference: S7W-00281
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the number of passing loops on the (a) Highland Main Line and (b) Far North Line.
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Question reference: S7W-00310
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to reduce the public sector workforce, for what reason the devolved civil service headcount increased in the year to December 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-00330
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that students with neurodiversity are made aware of the support available to them, and what plans are in place to make those resources available to each neurodivergent student at the point of need.
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Question reference: S7W-00288
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to electronically monitored bail by sheriff courts, found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody, including those whose time on remand equals or exceeds their custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.
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Question reference: S7W-00346
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on identifying a suitable funding mechanism for the primary healthcare investment programme for Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly.
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Question reference: S7W-00268
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to prison custody by sheriff courts but given a non-custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.
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Question reference: S7W-00293
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when operators of the proposed Rosyth-Dunkirk ferry service will be able to apply for the Waterborne Freight Grant.
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Question reference: S7W-00275
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been distributed to (a) local authorities, (b) NHS boards and (c) other public sector bodies in the Highlands and Islands region to decarbonise buildings in 2025-26, broken down by public body.
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