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-03199
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted a Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment on the potential impact of its £2 bus fare cap policy on ScotRail.
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Question reference: S7W-03174
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what mechanism is in place for heritage restoration proposals, including the restoration of Holyrood Abbey, to be formally assessed and submitted to the Scotland Legacy Group for consideration.
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Question reference: S7W-03182
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that it meets its commitment to protect 30% of land for nature by 2030, in light of NatureScot data indicating that the proportion of land contributing towards the target increased by only 0.34 percentage points between 2025 and 2026.
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Question reference: S7W-03197
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish, on an annual basis and alongside existing widening access reporting, a breakdown of funded intake targets for controlled subjects by student domicile.
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Question reference: S7W-03170
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what specific financial and training resources are available to local authorities to support primary school educators in adopting and delivering systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) as a primary method of reading instruction.
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Question reference: S7W-03203
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of waiting times for specialist support services for survivors of sexual violence in Moray, and what action it is taking to ensure that survivors are able to access support in an appropriate timeframe.
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Question reference: S7W-03163
- Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has abandoned the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill despite the significant work undertaken by various stakeholders and organisations to develop the Bill.
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Question reference: S7W-03161
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish all risk assessments, clinical review notes and comparative benchmarking documentation in which Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and older oncology units were used as baseline metrics for the ANCHOR Centre or the Baird Family Hospital during NHS Scotland Assure Key Stage Assurance Reviews (KSARs).
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Question reference: S7W-03184
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the fishing industry regarding compensation for the impacts of offshore wind developments, and what the outcomes of any such discussions were.
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Question reference: S7W-03176
- Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to Forestry and Land Scotland, which internal audit reports since 1 April 2019 have received limited assurance, qualified assurance, or any equivalent rating below substantial assurance, and what recommendations for corrective action were made in each report.
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