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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-01596

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it first became aware that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was present in buildings on Edinburgh Napier University’s Merchiston Campus.

Question reference: S7W-01610

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43870 by Jenni Minto on 26 February 2026, what progress has been made in establishing advisory groups led by clinicians for grouped long-term conditions, including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID, and whether these groups have already met and issued recommendations for consideration.

Question reference: S7W-01608

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its position on reported calls for the introduction of a national fund to help address the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in buildings on university campuses.

Question reference: S7W-01604

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what its response is to the comments from members of its own Retail Industry Leadership Group in The Sunday Times on 5 July 2026 that the policy risks "higher prices for other items in shops" and "reduced footfall for some retailers".

Question reference: S7W-01603

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Scottish National Party manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what representations it has received on the policy from (a) industry bodies and (b) trade associations.

Question reference: S7W-01615

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the work it has carried out to date regarding the development of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers.

Question reference: S7W-01594

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any instances in which (a) road and (b) bridge repair works have been required on trunk roads as a result of the need to improve accessibility for wind farm construction traffic, in each year since 2021.

Question reference: S7W-01616

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers will replace the existing one-year probationary period under the Teacher Induction Scheme or whether the probationary year set by the General Teaching Council for Scotland will remain unchanged and form part of its proposed three-year job guarantee.

Question reference: S7W-01612

Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding whether smear campaigns and reputational abuse are adequately recognised under existing domestic abuse legislation, police and prosecution guidance and victim support practice.

Question reference: S7W-01624

Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 5 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact of its proposed three-year job guarantee scheme for newly qualified teachers on the wider teaching labour market.