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-02684
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support on-call firefighters and their employers in rural and remote communities, in light of their role in responding to large-scale rural and wildfire incidents.
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Question reference: S7W-02647
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether a pilot programme for automated vending machines dispensing sterile injecting equipment and other harm reduction supplies could be authorised under existing legal exceptions agreed with the Lord Advocate, or whether additional guidance for Police Scotland would be needed to support individuals accessing supplies from these machines.
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Question reference: S7W-02679
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that Hospital at Home, which it has promoted for several years, remains a key solution in resolving pressures on hospitals and, if so, what evidence it has that its expansion has delivered measurable improvements in Emergency Department performance.
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Question reference: S7W-02685
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's proposal to introduce a more formal and proportionate fire safety regime for wildfire prevention and preparedness in natural and rural environments, and what steps it will take in response.
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Question reference: S7W-02693
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Fife North East, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of graduate apprenticeships in early learning and childcare in Scotland and what steps it is taking to ensure that there is adequate provision to support a highly-skilled early learning and childcare workforce.
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Question reference: S7W-02688
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term resource requirements of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to ensure sustained investment in wildfire prevention, specialist equipment and preparedness ahead of future risk periods.
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Question reference: S7W-02689
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to prepare for the effects of the El Niño weather pattern, which is expected to be one of the strongest in living memory and to lead to increased storm activity over the coming months.
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Question reference: S7W-02681
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the aim of Hospital at Home to reduce pressure on acute hospitals, what its response is to hospital occupancy and delayed discharge remaining at reportedly high levels.
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Question reference: S7W-02683
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has regarding whether the expansion of Hospital at Home has reduced the number of patients experiencing waits of 12 hours or longer in Emergency Departments.
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Question reference: S7W-02682
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether Hospital at Home has reduced demand for acute hospital beds or resulted in a shift in where some patients receive care.
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