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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-02830
- 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, in light of the answer to question S7W-02304 by Jim Fairlie on 17 August 2026, in which he stated that "animal use in scientific research and testing should be minimised through the adoption of the 3Rs principles", how it assesses progress towards reducing the use of animals without data available on the number of scientific procedures carried out in Scotland, as stated in the answer to question S7W-02301 by Jim Fairlie, also on 17 August 2026.
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Question reference: S7W-02832
- 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-02300 by Jim Fairlie on 17 August 2026, whether it has ever received information from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit regarding investigations, compliance concerns or enforcement action relating to licensed establishments that carry out procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, and, if so, what information it has received.
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Question reference: S7W-02813
- 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 what assessment it has made of the UK Government's strategy for England, Our place to give: a plan for growing place-based philanthropy, and whether it has identified any approaches within that strategy that could inform collaboration between government, philanthropy and civil society in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-02800
- 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 when it plans to formally respond to the Scottish Law Commission's Report on Tenement Law: Compulsory Owners' Associations, which was published in December 2025, and whether it plans to introduce legislation during the current parliamentary session to establish compulsory owners' associations on a statutory basis.
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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.
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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.
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Question reference: S7W-02817
- 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 convene a roundtable with philanthropists, charitable foundations and representatives of the wider third sector to consider how Scotland can encourage greater philanthropic giving and develop opportunities for government and philanthropy to work together on shared priorities.
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Question reference: S7W-02801
- 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 response is to the proposals for building reserve funds set out in the report by Under One Roof and The MCS Foundation, Building Reserve Funds – a Workable Model for Scotland, and what steps it is taking to introduce mandatory reserve funds to help address the reported backlog of historic tenement repairs.
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Question reference: S7W-02805
- 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 assessment it has made of the specific impact that the introduction of Compulsory Sales Orders would have on the ability of local authorities to tackle the reported backlog of long-term empty homes and derelict commercial properties.
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Question reference: S7W-02818
- 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 Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, when a digital health and care record will be developed.
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