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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-00754

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has carried out of the gap between planned and deliverable housing supply, and what analysis it has made of the extent to which construction sector capacity, including labour availability, firm size and contractor capability, represents a limiting factor in meeting housing targets.

Question reference: S7W-00747

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen and Cambuslang, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s Responsible Cat Ownership Working Group to adopt compulsory microchipping, whether it will provide an update on its position on the compulsory microchipping of pet cats.

Question reference: S7W-00742

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will ensure that there is a basic late lunch hot food option available to purchase between 2.30 pm and 5.00 pm on sitting days.

Question reference: S7W-00758

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue guidance to NHS boards setting clear requirements for the recording and reporting of sexual offences committed within hospital settings.

Question reference: S7W-00757

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure consistent and comprehensive data collection on the profile of perpetrators of sexual assault and rape in Scottish hospitals, including whether they are (a) patients, (b) staff or (c) visitors, in order to better inform prevention and safeguarding measures.

Question reference: S7W-00759

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 138 official reports received by Police Scotland of sexual assault and rape occurring in Scottish hospitals, in which over half resulted in a criminal charge, what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of current processes for investigating and progressing any such cases.

Question reference: S7W-00745

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen and Cambuslang, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review cat breeding licensing under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021, including whether the licensing regime could be improved by measures such as lowering the threshold for licensing to two litters per year, increasing public awareness to encourage applications, and introducing an anonymous reporting system to allow the public to report unlicensed breeders.

Question reference: S7W-00737

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any information, including expert advice or relevant data, that informed its decision to withdraw from the Home Office and National Crime Agency Wastewater Analysis for Narcotics Detection (WAND) programme.

Question reference: S7O-00055

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to increasing the powers of the police to confiscate and retain e-bikes, e-scooters and quad bikes used antisocially or in connection with criminal offending.

Question reference: S7O-00058

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2026
Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the commissioning of a new pre-hospital critical care service for Edinburgh and the east of Scotland.