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
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Question reference: S7W-02755
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what Modern Apprenticeship contribution rate will apply to the reintroduced Social Services (Children and Young People) qualification at SCQF Level 6, and how it will ensure that the rate reflects the cost of high-quality training, assessment and quality assurance.
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Question reference: S7W-02789
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the establishment of a pilot network of static-gear reserves in the Firth of Clyde Nephrops Functional Unit, including agreed environmental, fisheries, employment and community objectives, and independent monitoring.
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Question reference: S7W-02785
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on the establishment of a strategically designed network of static-gear reserves covering at least 30% of Scotland's inshore waters by 2030.
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Question reference: S7W-02798
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the increasing number of services moving online, what measures it is taking to ensure that people who cannot afford, or do not have reliable access to, the internet are not disadvantaged or left without access to essential services and emergency communications.
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Question reference: S7W-02752
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence or guidance informed its decision to allow local authorities and relevant public bodies up to three years from Royal Assent of the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026 to produce their Community Wealth Building Action Plans, and whether it considered a shorter timeframe before choosing three years.
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Question reference: S7W-02773
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the outcomes of the initial pilot phase of the HPV self-sampling kit programme, and what the next stages are for the national expansion of HPV self-sampling.
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Question reference: S7W-02793
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the report by Environmental Standards Scotland, Protecting Scotland's seafloor: an assessment of Scottish Ministers' implementation of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010, whether it will make a statement to the Parliament when it publishes its formal response and remedial action plan.
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Question reference: S7W-02775
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risks faced by workers carrying out litter-picking duties on trunk roads, including the A9, and what guidance and safety measures are in place to protect such workers from passing traffic.
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Question reference: S7W-02788
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether Nephrops Functional Units could provide a usable and biologically meaningful model for integrated regional fisheries management, including the (a) spatial allocation of mobile and static gear, (b) management of displacement, and (c) assessment of environmental and socioeconomic outcomes.
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Question reference: S7W-02777
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) environmental, (b) economic and (c) social case for establishing a strategically designed network covering at least 30% of Scotland's inshore waters within which bottom-towed fishing is excluded and regulated static-gear fishing is permitted.
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