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
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Question reference: S7W-03642
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the total value of fraud identified by NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services has been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S7W-03625
- Asked by: Kate Campbell, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS Lothian to provide local health and care services that meet anticipated population growth.
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Question reference: S7W-03575
- Asked by: Irshad Ahmed, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to provide to trading standards services in Scotland to enforce the Tobacco and Vapes Act from January 2027.
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Question reference: S7W-03603
- Asked by: Morven-May MacCallum, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the reported £23 million indicative capital funding for Shetland's inter-island connectivity project for 2027-28 to 2029-30, previously announced in January 2026, is separate from, and will be additional to, any funding or financial support subsequently agreed for Shetland through the Islands Accelerator Model.
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Question reference: S7W-03612
- Asked by: Duncan Dunlop, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether any evaluation has been made of the installation of traffic lights in Springholm on the A75 in Dumfries and Galloway, the purpose of which is to reduce speeding, including whether there is evidence that this has resulted in a reduced number of accidents and average speed of vehicles.
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Question reference: S7W-03647
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risk of modern slavery affecting individuals who become destitute as a result of their employer’s sponsorship license being revoked, and what action it plans to take to mitigate any such risk.
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Question reference: S7W-03578
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the current registration rate of GP practices under the Armed Forces Veteran Recognition Scheme is, and what steps it is taking to increase participation.
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Question reference: S7W-03600
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02796 by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026, what analytical work has commenced since 23 June 2026 to implement Environmental Standards Scotland’s recommendations in Protecting Scotland’s Seafloor, including (a) an assessment of the contribution and sufficiency of the 2025 Programme of Measures, (b) identification of any residual gap against Scotland’s contribution to seafloor integrity targets, (c) consideration of new or additional measures where necessary and (d) development of additional monitoring arrangements and, for each of these workstreams, (i) which directorate or public body is responsible and (ii) when the work is expected to be completed.
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Question reference: S7W-03608
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding whether responders to its recently published consultation on fisheries management measures in relation to Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features will be able to make a fair and informed assessment of the options it presents, in light of the fact that there is no (a) inclusion of the potential economic and social benefits of a managed transition to low-impact fishing methods, such as those involving static gear use and (b) clear assessment of the extent to which each management option is expected to contribute towards achieving Good Environmental Status for benthic habitats and seafloor integrity.
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Question reference: S7W-03636
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been provided with a business case for the integration of the database systems used by the Scottish Prison Service, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
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