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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 24 September 2026
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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.

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.

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.

Question reference: S7W-03208

  • 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 payments it will make to private bus operators in the Highlands and Islands in the financial year 2026-27 under the £2 bus fare cap.

Question reference: S7W-03240

  • 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 effect replacing the 14 territorial NHS boards with two strategic NHS boards will have on (a) waiting times, (b) patient outcomes and (c) NHS staff wellbeing.

Question reference: S7W-03206

  • 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 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area during the financial year 2026-27.

Question reference: S7W-03237

  • 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 its proposal for a single line of decision-making, accountability and funding for social care led by the NHS, who will have ultimate accountability for social care, and what role the Scottish Ministers will have.

Question reference: S7W-03253

  • 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 what engagement it has had with NHS (a) Ayrshire & Arran, (b) Borders, (c) Fife and (d) Tayside regarding compliance with Standard 7 of the Scottish Standards for Electroconvulsive Therapy.

Question reference: S7W-03251

  • 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 what its response is to the 2025 Scottish ECT Audit Network’s report on data, and what steps it is taking to improve compliance with the Scottish Standards for Electroconvulsive Therapy that were introduced in 2023.

Question reference: S7W-03205

  • 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 payments it will make to private bus operators in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area in the financial year 2026-27 under the £2 bus fare cap.