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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-03230

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 (a) staff redeployment, (b) severance, (c) information technology systems, (d) property and (e) other savings will arise from the replacement of the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic boards.

Question reference: S7W-03250

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it was made aware of NHS’s Tayside’s reported low rate of compliance with Standard 3 of the Scottish Standards for Electroconvulsive Therapy, and what subsequent action it took after this was brought to its attention.

Question reference: S7W-03234

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 funding gap will face integration authorities in 2026-27, and whether any savings arising from the reorganisation of the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic NHS boards will be applied to reducing this.

Question reference: S7W-03212

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to a new rail link for St Andrews as part of the recently proposed East Coast Arc initiative for planned and existing infrastructure projects in North East Fife.

Question reference: S7W-03207

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 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area, how it has calculated the estimated number of passenger journeys, including any assumptions about passenger demand and the number of eligible journeys.

Question reference: S7W-03213

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will allocate to repurposing homes that have been left derelict, abandoned or unused, in response to evidence provided by the Scottish Empty Homes partnership suggesting that there are 2,630 unused homes that have been empty for six months or more in Fife.

Question reference: S7W-03211

Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what implications the recently proposed East Coast Arc initiative might have for planned and existing infrastructure projects in North East Fife, and whether it expects that any additional funding will be made available to the area as a result.

Question reference: S7W-03248

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what resources, in addition to the advice available through the Parent Club platform, it is developing to provide parents and caregivers with clear and comprehensive guidance on managing screen time, device exposure and AI-driven tools for children under five in the home environment.

Question reference: S7W-03223

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, regarding the three-month period of engagement on public service reform announced in the Programme for Government, what arrangements it is making to enable frontline NHS and social care staff to take part directly, in addition to any engagement with trade unions and professional bodies.

Question reference: S7W-03217

Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many retired teachers are currently awaiting pension recalculations by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency as a result of retrospective pay settlements, what the average processing time is for such cases, and whether it will set a target to reduce the reported 12-month waiting period.