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
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Question reference: S7W-03765
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the terms of reference for each element of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s review and debrief process following the Cairngorms wildfire, including its internal operational debrief, independently facilitated debrief and wider multi-agency review.
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Question reference: S7W-03773
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received from the BMA Scottish Resident Doctors Committee regarding the application of the 2025-27 resident doctors' pay agreement to doctors with incremental dates in December 2026 and to dual-qualified doctors and dentists with pay protection, and what its response has been.
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Question reference: S7W-03751
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what national guidance is available to licensing boards regarding how the objective of protecting and improving public health should be weighed against commercial and operational considerations when determining applications for the sale of alcohol at football grounds.
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Question reference: S7W-03749
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings representatives of Transport Scotland have held (a) with external stakeholders and (b) internally, regarding Argyll and Bute Council’s Oban Harbour Revision Order since it was submitted in November 2023.
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Question reference: S7W-03744
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent wildfires, what assessment it has made of the arrangements for establishing an Incident Control Centre as part of the emergency co-ordination response, including responsibility for establishing such a centre and its effectiveness.
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Question reference: S7W-03746
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities on ensuring that consultees have adequate time to consider information obtained through Freedom of Information requests during a consultation on a school relocation proposal before that consultation closes.
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Question reference: S7W-03754
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact of increased alcohol availability at football matches on groups at highest risk of alcohol harm, including men aged 55 to 64 and people living in the most deprived areas.
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Question reference: S7W-03767
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's review of the Cairngorms wildfire will examine decisions regarding operational command, initial resource deployment, firefighter safety, the use of specialist and aerial assets and communications with local communities, and what arrangements are in place to enable personnel to provide evidence on a confidential basis.
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Question reference: S7W-03753
- Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to a comprehensive and independent evaluation of the ongoing trials of sale of alcohol at football matches, in order to assess any short-, medium- and long-term impacts on public health, before any wider change in policy or licensing practice is implemented.
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Question reference: S7W-03759
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the review of its Wildfire Strategic Action Plan, who is leading the review, what its terms of reference and governance arrangements are, which organisations will be represented, and whether the Wildfire Strategic Oversight Group will have a role in agreeing the review's findings.
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