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: S6W-42127
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2025
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 9 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the publication costs were for the recent paper, Your Right to Decide.
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Question reference: S6W-42126
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
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- Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2025
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 9 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to a review of Creative Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-42102
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the UK Government regarding the additional capital costs for the Dunard Centre project in Edinburgh through the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.
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Question reference: S6W-42103
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £20 million capital costs it has committed to the construction of the Dunard Centre in Edinburgh will be accounted for, and what impact this will have on its wider funding for culture.
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Question reference: S6W-42101
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the percentage of ScotRail Inter7City trains that have operated their Inter7City cafe during their journey in each year since the introduction of the service in 2018.
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Question reference: S6W-42106
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what appraisal it has made of the options available to secure the provision of other suitable music venues in Edinburgh, in light of the rise in the costs of the Dunard Centre project in the city.
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Question reference: S6W-42098
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what immediate action it is taking to restrict youth access to (a) nicotine pouches and (b) other nicotine-related products, in light of the reported rise in the use of these among children and young people, and what further measures it plans to introduce to prevent these products being sold legally to under-18s in Scotland, while the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is being considered by the UK Parliament.
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Question reference: S6W-42109
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many times each prison has had a restricted regime status implemented because of (a) safety matters, (b) security issues, (c) staff shortages and (d) other incidents, broken down by type of incident, and for how many days each had this status, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-42105
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it has received regarding potential further increases in construction costs for the Dunard Centre project in Edinburgh, and what assessment it has made of whether there is ongoing public support, in light of the operational costs.
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Question reference: S6W-42114
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of prisons with restricted regime status on prisoners’ access to (a) education, (b) work opportunities and (c) family contact.
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