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-03087
- 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 the appropriate amount its ministers and staff should spend on foreign trips, in light of recent reports that £98,442 in public money was spent on the First Minister's trip to the USA during the 2026 World Cup.
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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-03072
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what specific measures within the social care reform process will support entrepreneurship and business sustainability among independent and community sector care at home providers.
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Question reference: S7W-03074
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS Scotland has paid out in compensation settlements in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S7W-03150
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of withdrawn Warmer Homes Scotland grants relates to properties with looped service connections.
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Question reference: S7W-03119
- Asked by: Kristopher Leask, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what budget allocations have been made to the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) in each year since its inception.
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Question reference: S7W-03113
- Asked by: Q Manivannan, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the British Council study undertaken by researchers at the University of Glasgow, Language, learning and belonging: practice, policy and refugee voice, and how the findings will inform the next phase of the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy.
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Question reference: S7W-03071
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, 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 £200,000 investment in Social Impact Partnerships, and the £10 million fund it may lead to, will be open to independent and community sector care at home providers, and what criteria will determine which organisations can access it.
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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-03090
- 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 data it has regarding the impact of public service fraud and administrative errors on social housing waiting list times.
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