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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-02483
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take to address the reported increased pressures faced by schools in supporting pupils who speak English as a second language, in light of recent figures indicating that the number of pupils with English as an additional language currently stands at around 60,000, compared with 10,000 in 2006.
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Question reference: S7W-02475
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government since May 2026 regarding the Travel Fund for children and young people with cancer that is due to be introduced in England from 2027, and whether patients ordinarily resident in Scotland who travel to England for specialist cancer treatment will be eligible to access the fund.
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Question reference: S7W-02476
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Welsh Government regarding the travel and accommodation fund for children and young people with cancer that the Welsh Government has begun developing.
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Question reference: S7W-02469
- Asked by: Angela Ross, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the Parliament's agreement of motion S7M-00128 on 27 May 2026, which called on it to set out a fully costed delivery plan and timeline for its commitment to extend year-round childcare support to every child from nine months old to the end of primary school, when it plans to publish the delivery plan and timeline, and by what means it will present this information to the Parliament.
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Question reference: S7W-02471
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Environmental Standards Scotland's finding of non-compliance with Regulation 13 of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 in relation to the monitoring of marine waters to protect and restore the seafloor, what additional monitoring arrangements it plans to introduce for (a) coastal waters, (b) marine protected areas and (c) wider seas areas.
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Question reference: S7W-02479
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01758 by Angela Constance on 3 August 2026, what financial support is available towards travel costs for children and young people with cancer who receive treatment on a day-patient basis, broken down by (a) those aged under 18 and (b) those aged between 18 and 24.
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Question reference: S7W-02473
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the spatial extent and intensity of bottom-contact fishing methods by vessels under 12 metres in length in inshore coastal waters, and when it plans to introduce remote electronic monitoring requirements for this type of fishing activity.
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Question reference: S7W-02482
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the construction of purpose built rental homes, in light of recent figures indicating that 1,466 such homes were under construction in 2026, representing a 27% decrease compared with the previous year.
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