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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
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-02605
- Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons it determined that the proposed Rogerhill Solar and Battery Energy Storage System development (ECU00004823) did not require an Environmental Impact Assessment, and what consideration it gave, prior to granting consent, to the Woodland Trust’s continuing objection regarding the potential indirect impacts of the development on nearby ancient woodland.
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Question reference: S7W-02604
- Asked by: Fulton MacGregor, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that lengthy and uncertain waiting times for tribunal hearings have on people bringing appeals, and what steps it is taking, working with the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and the judiciary, to reduce waiting times and provide appellants with greater certainty about when their cases will be heard.
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Question reference: S7W-02614
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the needs of island communities should be the primary consideration in the planning of lifeline ferry services.
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Question reference: S7W-02609
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise public awareness of curling.
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Question reference: S7W-02606
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution of curling to sport and physical activity.
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Question reference: S7W-02611
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what economic and social factors ScotRail is required to consider before reducing services in rural areas and what evidence is required to support such decisions, given the smaller populations and lower expected passenger numbers on those routes.
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Question reference: S7W-02602
- Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recently reported case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Dumfries and Galloway, (a) what arrangements are in place to respond to and manage any confirmed case or outbreak of BSE, (b) what criteria or thresholds determine when these arrangements are activated, and (c) what discussions it has had with the UK Government and industry representatives regarding the multi-agency response requirements for confirmed cases or outbreaks of BSE.
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Question reference: S7W-02607
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is for the future of curling.
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Question reference: S7W-02613
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what transport alternatives it and CalMac considered before advising the community on Raasay that the island's lifeline ferry service would be reduced to accommodate planned vessel maintenance.
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Question reference: S7W-02610
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it, or ScotRail, carried out an assessment of the impact on rural communities in Badenoch and Strathspey of removing the 06:47 service from Kingussie to Inverness from the current timetable before the decision was taken and, if so, whether it will publish the assessment.
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