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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
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-00993
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received treatment for ketamine dependency in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age group and (b) NHS board area.
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Question reference: S7W-01008
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many criminal prosecutions linked to cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity, there have been in each year since January 2016, and how many convictions there were.
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Question reference: S7W-01006
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, in partnership with relevant agencies and support organisations, to raise public awareness of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.
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Question reference: S7W-01010
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what role adult support and protection services play in identifying and responding to cases of suspected cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.
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Question reference: S7W-01001
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with social landlords regarding the risks posed by cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity, to tenants.
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Question reference: S7W-01007
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding cross-border organised crime and so-called county lines drug activity affecting Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-01009
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to victims of cuckooing, where a person's home is taken over by others for criminal activity.
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Question reference: S7W-00998
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government by what date Transport Scotland will approve the opening of the new M80 overbridge at Robroyston.
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Question reference: S7W-01011
- Asked by: Q Manivannan, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the closure of the workplace nursery at Victoria Quay in October 2025, and reports that some staff have reduced their working hours or left employment, (a) what assessment it has made of the impact of the closure on staff with childcare responsibilities, and (b) whether it has any plans to secure new on-site nursery provision.
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Question reference: S7W-00992
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a 2024 UK Government report suggesting that ketamine use among young people in England and Wales had increased by 231% since March 2013, what plans it has for related research to be carried out in Scotland.
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