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: S7W-01272
- Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the findings of the report by Alzheimer Scotland, Better Care, Full Stop, including calls for (a) quicker diagnosis, (b) improvements to (i) post-diagnosis support, (ii) community-based support, such as specialist therapeutic and complex care day services, (iii) home care services, in particular, better training for care staff, (iv) palliative care and (v) residential care, (c) access to appropriate training in dementia care, peer support groups, professional counselling and psychological support for carers and supporters, (d) a care pathway comparable to other conditions such as cancer, (e) better co-ordination between health and other services involved in care of people with Alzheimer's, (f) more respite care, (g) annual health checks and (h) access to self-directed support budgets.
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Question reference: S7W-01280
- Asked by: Kate Nevens, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to communities affected by reported attacks targeting Muslims in Edinburgh, and how it will ensure that engagement with affected communities includes a diverse range of voices, including women, LGBTQ+ people, recent migrants and people of different ages.
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Question reference: S7W-01271
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any Barnett consequential funding has arisen from the introduction of the Places of Worship Renewal Fund in England, which replaced the UK-wide Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
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Question reference: S7W-01284
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to the commence provisions in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 to allow local authorities to propose by-laws to prevent wildfires.
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Question reference: S7W-01294
- Asked by: Katherine Sangster, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding will be allocated per pupil to support the delivery of universal breakfast clubs in all primary and special schools.
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Question reference: S7W-01313
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the names of each special adviser it currently employs, broken down by (a) responsibility and (b) pay band.
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Question reference: S7W-01311
- Asked by: Morven-May MacCallum, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to address reported long waiting times for GP appointments.
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Question reference: S7W-01269
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will bring forward legislation or guidance to address the issue identified by the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group that all but one of the crime codes in the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 defines children as aged 15 and under, rather than under 18, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
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Question reference: S7W-01283
- Asked by: Katherine Sangster, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration is being given to ensuring that local authorities that have already implemented bans on mobile phones in schools do not incur additional costs when any national guidance is introduced.
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Question reference: S7W-01268
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the three workstreams of its Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Data Short Life Working Group, which was established in January 2026, including by what date the output from workstream one, which is an analysis of available data on child sexual abuse and exploitation, will be published.
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