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-01032
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland and local authorities regarding hostile vehicle mitigation at major public events.
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Question reference: S7W-01058
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its revised timeline for the development and publication of the Long-Term Conditions Framework, and what immediate next steps it will take to progress the framework.
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Question reference: S7W-01055
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve women’s health outcomes in the Highlands and Islands, including access to (a) timely diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) specialist care for conditions such as (i) endometriosis and (ii) adenomyosis, and how it is addressing any geographical inequalities in service provision compared with the rest of Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-01021
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to providing financial support to congregations, in light of the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which allowed churches to reclaim VAT on repairs and renovations.
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Question reference: S7W-01048
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of community policing on levels of antisocial behaviour.
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Question reference: S7W-01027
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has provided to local authorities regarding the implementation of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-01049
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh North Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of vandalism by under-18s have been recorded in each local authority area, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S7W-01056
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00635 by Maree Todd on 8 June 2026, how many detainees were transferred between Inverness and Kittybrewster custody suites in order to access methadone or other opioid substitution therapy in the last 12 months, and how many detainees required transfer to accident and emergency departments during the same period.
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Question reference: S7W-01068
- Asked by: Max Bannerman, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the House of Commons Library Standard Note SN/SC/1295, what consideration it has given to whether local authority planning application committees in Scotland qualify as an “appropriate tribunal” under Article 6 (civil) of the ECHR.
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Question reference: S7W-01065
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what governance structures will be implemented to oversee the delivery of the Long-Term Conditions Framework, and whether these will include condition-specific programmes comparable to those in place for cancer.
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