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-02431
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its pledge to expand community audiology services and hearing tests on the high street, how many NHS boards currently provide these services through community providers, and what funding has been allocated in 2026-27 to support expansion of this model.
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Question reference: S7W-02440
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what key performance indicators and service level measures are used to assess the performance of the Vision 3 GP clinical system, and whether it will publish the most recent performance results for each of these indicators and measures.
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Question reference: S7W-02426
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it will commission a feasibility study for reopening the south suburban railway line in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S7W-02414
- Asked by: Julie MacDougall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to support listed places of worship with the costs of repairs.
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Question reference: S7W-02418
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what process and criteria it will use to reduce the number of public bodies in Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-02451
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to notify relevant officials and enforcement officers of new vehicle idling guidance for local authorities since its publication in March 2026.
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Question reference: S7W-02423
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many new "Scotland House" international offices it will open by the end of this parliament and what are the projected costs.
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Question reference: S7W-02445
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish all risk assessments, risk registers and mitigation plans relating to the roll-out of the Vision 3 GP clinical system that are related to patient safety, operational resilience or service capacity.
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Question reference: S7W-02438
- Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken any assessment of the impact of the Vision 3 GP clinical system on GP appointment capacity and, if so, what the findings were.
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Question reference: S7W-02428
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has undertaken into the costs of road-building in Scotland compared to the rest of Europe.
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