- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2026 manifesto commitment to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items in shops, what discussions it has had with Scotland’s Improvement Districts about the possible introduction of the proposal.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00062 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to electronically monitored bail by justice of the peace courts but given a non-custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00263 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update its Respiratory Care Action Plan 2021-2026.
Answer
Our Programme for Government for 2026-27 will be put to the Parliament in due course. The Scottish Government published the Health and Social Care Service Renewal Framework (SRF) in July 2025. The first Major Change of the SRF includes a specific focus on long term conditions. As part of this we are continuing to engage with the third sector, clinicians and others to develop our approach to long term conditions, including respiratory conditions.
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party's 2026 manifesto
commitment to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what
discussions it has had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding
this proposal.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00062 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to roll out bleed kits to community settings and public areas including high schools, supermarkets, community centres and parks, when it plans to implement this commitment.
Answer
The Scottish Government’s public health approach to violence has prevention at its core and our focus is aimed at preventing and reducing harm for people in Scotland’s communities.
My heartfelt condolences go to Lisa Petrie for the heartbreaking loss of her son, John. I commend Lisa on the work she has been doing to educate young people on the dangers of carrying knives as well as her campaign to roll out bleed kits which helped inform our commitment.
The SG will now engage with partners to inform how bleeding control kits are rolled out to community settings and engage with areas which have already done so.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been remanded to prison custody by justice of the peace courts, found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody, including those whose time on remand equals or exceeds their custodial sentence, and what the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) 90th percentile length of time on remand was for such individuals, in each year since 2018.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00263 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the additional cost to the public purse of retaining elements of HMP Barlinnie as part of a listed structure.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00406 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the pledge in the Scottish National Party's 2026 manifesto to enact a statutory price cap on essential food items, what assessment it has made of any impact of such a policy on retail stores in more rural areas where there are fewer options for shoppers and where the cost of operating is reportedly higher.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-00062 on 2 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its commitment on 13 November 2025 to introduce legislation against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) "at the next legislative opportunity" and the subsequent pledge in the 2026 Scottish National Party manifesto to introduce anti-SLAPP legislation, when it will introduce such legislation and by what date it expects the protections to come into force.
Answer
The Scottish Government remains committed to taking action against strategic lawsuits against public participation. We are considering proposals for legislation in light of responses to the recent consultation. At this time the forward legislative programme for the Scottish Government has yet to be agreed and it is therefore not possible to provide an introduction date or estimate a coming into force date for any legislation which is yet to be brought forward.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 2 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Scottish National Party 2026 manifesto commitment to ban the use of technology to create and possess deepfake intimate images, when it plans to introduce legislation to implement this ban.
Answer
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on proposals to criminalise creating or requesting the creation of purported intimate images of another person without their consent and to criminalise the production, supply and the offering to supply of digital tools and services designed solely or principally to generate intimate images and videos. This consultation can be found at: Improving protections in the justice system for women and girls: consultation - gov.scot.
As is standard practice, we will set out the timetable for the next legislative programme in due course.