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-00550
- Asked by: David Barratt, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address recruitment and retention challenges within the Trading Standards workforce.
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Question reference: S7W-00603
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to produce specific guidance on and to make regulatory changes to the approval of data centres within current or future planning frameworks.
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Question reference: S7W-00598
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to establish a Youth Built fund, when it plans to establish this funding programme.
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Question reference: S7W-00597
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to support a programme of high-quality affordable and social housing using investible pension fund assets, how it plans to secure a full return on investment from funds allocated to social house building.
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Question reference: S7W-00560
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent inspection report of HMP Kilmarnock, the first inspection of a prison in Scotland transferred from private to public sector operation, which found that standards at the prison have declined since the previous inspection.
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Question reference: S7W-00586
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, following a Single Building Assessment, how many times remediation work in buildings (a) has been completed and (b) remains ongoing, broken down by (i) applicant type and (ii) local authority area.
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Question reference: S7W-00594
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to further enhance the planning system, whether it plans to bring forward a new Planning Bill in its next Programme for Government.
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Question reference: S7W-00591
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to create a new housing agency, how it will engage with private house builders before setting up such an agency.
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Question reference: S7W-00588
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to create a new housing agency, what evidence it holds that establishing a new government-run agency will "bring simplicity, scale and speed to the delivery of homes".
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Question reference: S7W-00562
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when provisions will be in place to allow Social Security Scotland to recover debt from any clients who were overpaid benefits through the Sheriff Court system.
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