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: S6W-39124
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to engage with community-led initiatives, such as the Kyles Coastal Community Group’s campaign for clean seas, to ensure that local knowledge and priorities are reflected in marine protection and wastewater management policies.
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Question reference: S6W-39102
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many publicly operated electric vehicle (EV) charge points have been installed in the Scottish Borders in each year since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-39127
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any (a) disruption and (b) health implications reportedly caused by wind turbines, and what consideration it has given to changing its planning policy for wind turbines, in light of reports that subaudible, low-frequency noise emissions can have an impact on people’s health.
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Question reference: S6W-39117
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with East Renfrewshire Council regarding a letter from the headteacher of Cross Arthurlie Primary School to families of P7 pupils, which reportedly implied that their use of the Union Flag at an event may have been perceived as offensive or sectarian.
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Question reference: S6W-39051
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the level of skills and abilities of children starting primary school, and whether there has been a recorded decline in these over the last 10 years, including (a) cognitive, (b) motor, (c) practical and (d) social skills.
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Question reference: S6W-39120
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what powers are available to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) or any other relevant body when a property factor does not comply with a property factor enforcement order under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, and in how many cases since 2011 have these powers been used to secure compliance or impose penalties.
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Question reference: S6W-39122
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of occasions when the First-tier Tribunal has made a report to Police Scotland for prosecution in relation to section 24 of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 since the Act came into force.
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Question reference: S6W-39112
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms it has in place to monitor any potential impact of the Scottish National Investment Bank’s investments on housing supply, including the number of homes delivered as a result of those investments.
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Question reference: S6W-39125
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the monitoring and public reporting of sewage discharges into coastal waters, particularly in rural communities such as those around the Kyles of Bute and Loch Riddon, in light of reported concerns regarding the frequency and impact of untreated sewage entering the marine environment.
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Question reference: S6W-39114
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is in place to ensure that schools remain politically neutral in how they present national symbols such as the Union Flag.
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