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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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Question reference: S7W-03004

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a proactive screening programme for prostate cancer for men over the age of 50.

Question reference: S7W-03006

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that a 24/7 thrombectomy service is available and reasonably accessible to people living in Dumfries and Galloway.

Question reference: S7W-02995

Asked by: Michelle Campbell, MSP for Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Scottish National Party
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each local authority area have received free university tuition each year since it was introduced.

Question reference: S7W-03005

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a proactive screening programme for prostate cancer for men who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variants.

Question reference: S7W-03007

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason more than 1,200 Basic Payment Scheme claimants are reportedly still waiting on verification of their Future Farm Investment Scheme claims.

Question reference: S7W-03012

Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to implement the framework set out in its 2023 Feminist Approach to International Relations (FAIR) position paper, Taking A Feminist Approach To International Relations, across all portfolios.

Question reference: S7W-02994

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people are empowered to discuss symptoms of potential gynaecological cancer with healthcare professionals and that their concerns are appropriately considered, including when they are experiencing persistent or unexplained pain.

Question reference: S7W-03014

Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to strengthen human rights checks on Scottish Enterprise and other public funding bodies to ensure that funding from Scotland does not support human rights abuses and violations of international law.

Question reference: S7W-03003

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a proactive screening programme for prostate cancer for black men over the age of 45, in light of evidence indicating that black men are at a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than other men.

Question reference: S7W-02993

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers current public awareness-raising activity on gynaecological cancers to be sufficient, and what assessment it has made of the case for a dedicated national awareness campaign highlighting the signs and symptoms of all five gynaecological cancers and the importance of seeking medical advice promptly.