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-01100
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Health and Safety Executive regarding the reported findings of the unannounced inspection of the welding and fabrication department at City of Glasgow College in December 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-01140
- Asked by: Laura Moodie, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making to provide a pathway for instrumental music teachers to become registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-01138
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00298 by Mairi McAllan on 8 June 2026, what discussions it has had with the Highland Council regarding reports that 47 pupils at Rosebank Primary School share two toilet facilities and that none are dedicated for staff, and what assessment it has made of whether these arrangements meet relevant standards and guidance for school accommodation and the welfare of pupils and staff.
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Question reference: S7W-01123
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review payments to solicitors from the Redress Scheme.
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Question reference: S7W-01119
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how long it takes for caseworkers to process applications to the Redress Scheme expressed as the (a) average and (b) longest wait.
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Question reference: S7W-01142
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what rationale it used to set the £50,000 household income threshold for support for home electric vehicle (EV) charging point installation, and whether it plans to review this to ensure that such support is accessible to a wider range of households.
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Question reference: S7W-01134
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of people waiting on gynaecology services in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S7W-01128
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) the total cost to date has been, (b) the total budgeted cost is, and (c) the average monthly cost is of "waking watch" measures implemented in any buildings affected by unsafe cladding, and how much of these costs have been met directly by the Scottish Government.
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Question reference: S7W-01101
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the City of Glasgow College and the Scottish Funding Council regarding the reported findings of the unannounced inspection of the welding and fabrication department at the college in December 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-01137
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people waiting for gynaecology services in NHS Tayside are not treated within the Scottish Government's treatment time guarantee of 12 weeks.
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