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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-02827

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scottish Procurement Policy Note 3/2026, which companies have been excluded from a public procurement exercise on the basis of their involvement in the procurement of assets from illegal settlements.

Question reference: S7W-02802

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on developing a statutory framework for mandatory five-yearly building inspections for tenement properties.

Question reference: S7W-02823

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the establishment of Integrated Navigation Centres and Co-ordination Hubs, as outlined in its Health and Care Improving Flow Plan 2026 – 2031, (a) how many will be opened over the next year, (b) how many new staff will be recruited, broken down by role and (c) whether it will provide a breakdown of the set-up and operation costs.

Question reference: S7W-02816

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the establishment of a clear point of contact within government for philanthropists and charitable foundations wishing to work in partnership with it, similar to the model used by the UK Government's Office for the Impact Economy.

Question reference: S7W-02819

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Health and Care Improving Flow Plan 2026 – 2031, (a) how much it will cost to implement, (b) whether any new money has been attached to it, (c) whether it will publish data on incidents of corridor care, (d) when it expects every NHS board will meet the four-hour A&E standard, (e) whether it remains committed to eradicating delayed discharge, (f) when e-triage navigation routes will be introduced and (g) when patients will be able to use the MyCare.scot app to allow them to “book and reschedule appointments, review [their] records and access self-management and remote monitoring tools”.

Question reference: S7W-02834

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S7W-02306 by Jim Fairlie on 17 August 2026, whether recipients of public funding associated with delivery of The Life Sciences Strategy for Scotland 2035 are required to demonstrate how they have considered the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (the 3Rs) of animal use, and, if so, how this is assessed.

Question reference: S7W-02808

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the proposed operational framework for Compulsory Sales Orders will integrate with existing efforts to streamline Compulsory Purchase Orders to provide a comprehensive toolkit for urban regeneration.

Question reference: S7W-02826

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scottish Procurement Policy Note 3/2026, how many times legal advice has been sought to determine the legality of excluding a bidder from a procurement process on the basis that the goods or produce supplied by that bidder were produced in illegal settlements.

Question reference: S7W-02809

Asked by: Malcolm Offord, MSP for West Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what its response is to the reported comments by 23 industry trade associations, including the Scottish Retail Consortium, Food and Drink Federation, and Scottish Bakers, that a price cap would be unnecessary, ineffective and likely to deliver significant adverse consequences for retailers, shopworkers and producers, and could increase the cost of other goods.

Question reference: S7W-02803

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the view expressed by Under One Roof and The MCS Foundation in their report Building Reserve Funds – a Workable Model for Scotland, that compulsory owners' associations will only be fully effective if implemented concurrently with mandatory reserve funds and five-yearly building condition inspections, and what its timeline is for introducing a comprehensive legislative package that delivers all three reforms.