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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S7W-03154
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any proposed reforms to local government will include a review of community councils, with the aim of strengthening their role and influence over decisions that affect their local communities.
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Question reference: S7W-03099
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether Alexander Dennis has provided the evidence of sufficient orders required to access the £4.1 million furlough support package announced in September 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-03146
- Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national supply register for teachers to ensure that all supply work available is advertised nationally for all local authorities and via one system.
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Question reference: S7W-03064
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has monitored any feedback from teachers, parents or pupils concerning the roles and operations of Qualifications Scotland and if it anticipates any major changes to the national curriculum during the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S7W-03091
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on recent guidance for asylum seekers produced by the UK Home Office on understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK, and what plans it has to produce similar guidance in the near future.
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Question reference: S7W-03098
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the conditions attached to its £4.1 million furlough support package for Alexander Dennis have been amended since the package was announced in September 2025 and, if so, whether it will set out these amendments.
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Question reference: S7W-03115
- Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) verification cases remain outstanding, and how many of these involve applicants who (a) have already submitted all requested evidence and (b) are yet to do so, broken down by region.
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Question reference: S7W-03114
- Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason more than 1,200 Basic Payment Scheme claimants are reportedly still requiring Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) verification, and whether it considers that the current verification process operates effectively.
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Question reference: S7W-03117
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering undertaking an annual collection of data on children’s use of nicotine pouches that is robust and representative of children living across the spectrum of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD).
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Question reference: S7W-03100
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the requirement for Alexander Dennis to demonstrate sufficient orders to sustain its manufacturing operations in Scotland remains a condition of accessing the £4.1 million furlough support package announced in September 2025.
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