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: S7W-02919
- Asked by: Amanda Bland, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that only prisoners who have suitable accommodation, support and supervision in place, will be granted early release, in order to protect public safety and reduce the risk of reoffending.
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Question reference: S7W-02944
- Asked by: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take in the current parliamentary session to continue implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Eating Disorder Services Review.
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Question reference: S7W-02955
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to fund the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's capital backlog.
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Question reference: S7W-02954
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many fire stations require investment to ensure that they have (a) full decontamination facilities and (b) Changing Places toilets and appropriate washing and changing facilities for all firefighters.
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Question reference: S7W-02857
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to commission national guidelines regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), to improve consistency of patient care and strengthen healthcare professionals’ confidence in recognising and managing the condition.
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Question reference: S7W-02858
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to improve diagnosis and treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) in NHS (a) Grampian and (b) Tayside.
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Question reference: S7W-02905
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been recovered from individuals and organisations involved in illegal waste operations in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S7W-02902
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified any illegal waste sites in Scotland containing more than 20,000 tonnes of waste, comparable to the "super sites" recently identified in England, and, if so, how many such sites are known to SEPA.
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Question reference: S7W-02912
- Asked by: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many rape and attempted rape cases proceeded to trial where the accused was (a) on bail and (b) remanded in custody, and what the median time was from first appearance to trial in each category, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S7W-02881
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term effectiveness of Emergency Early Release schemes and the reduction of the automatic release point to 30% in achieving a permanent reduction in the prison population.
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