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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-03984

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has carried with older people and organisations that represent them regarding the design, locations and accessibility of GP walk-in clinics.

Question reference: S7W-03962

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £10 million allocated to its Emergency Heating Oil Scheme had been spent up to 30 September 2026.

Question reference: S7W-03994

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NHS England’s July 2026 guidance on preventing unlawful access to patient records, whether it has reviewed, or plans to review, NHS Scotland’s arrangements for preventing, monitoring and independently detecting the inappropriate use of patient information.

Question reference: S7W-03968

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of trends in volunteering rates across the country over the last five years, including what variations there have been by (a) age, (b) gender, (c) socioeconomic background and (d) geographic area, and what action it is taking to encourage and support volunteering in communities where participation rates have declined.

Question reference: S7W-04018

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards delivering a Third Sector Partnership Agreement and Fairer Funding for the voluntary and community sector.

Question reference: S7W-04008

Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason multi-year funding settlements have been extended to the organisations core funded through Creative Scotland but not to non-national museums and galleries, and whether it will address any such disparity.

Question reference: S7W-04001

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made to inform its plans for the commencement of the provision in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 requiring installation of swift nest boxes in buildings.

Question reference: S7W-03991

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether its review of maternity services will include the downgraded units in Elgin, Galloway and Caithness, including the potential for them to be fully reopened.

Question reference: S7W-04007

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it will engage with the COP31 climate summit.

Question reference: S7W-03998

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the correspondence from the Cabinet Sectary for Climate Action to the Climate Action Committee on 30 July 2026, what plans it has to engage with stakeholders across the housing, design and construction sectors regarding the commencement of the provision to install swift bricks in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026.