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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: S6W-43357

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not brought the higher property rate into line with that in England, as recommended by the Barclay review of non-domestic tax rates.

Question reference: S6W-43294

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, and in light of the information provided in the response to a request under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation, dated 20 January 2026, whether the information in the response to the FoI request, regarding the travel costs for the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s attendance at the COP30 UN climate summit, had been collated prior to the answer to the parliamentary question being provided, and, if so, for what reason that information was not included in the answer.

Question reference: S6W-43435

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has discussed the Fair Work Convention with (a) DFDS, (b) Ptarmigan Shipping and (c) trade unions, in relation to the crewing of vessels on any new roll-on, roll-off ferry services planned between Rosyth and Dunkirk.

Question reference: S6W-43473

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the prevalence of faulty installations linked to the ECO4 scheme for energy-efficiency upgrades.

Question reference: S6W-43414

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the procurement of new rail stock will include an increase in carriages with cycle storage spaces, in light of a reported lack of storage on certain routes.

Question reference: S6W-43458

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-43127 by Gillian Martin on 27 January 2026, regarding the transfer of responsibility for Electricity Act 1989 consents to the Minister for Public Finance on 18 December 2025, what role the First Minister had in deciding the transfer; whether the First Minister sought or received legal advice in advance of the transfer; if so, whether that advice was provided (a) internally or (b) externally, and what its reasons are for not answering whether legal advice was sought in the answer to question S6W-43127.

Question reference: S6W-43452

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been recalled to prison in each month since January 2024, also broken down by how many (a) had originally been released under any early, accelerated or emergency release arrangements and (b) were recalled due to (i) a breach or non-compliance with licence conditions and (ii) alleged further offending, broken down by alleged offence.

Question reference: S6W-43416

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will prioritise rail fleet improvements for Fife routes, in light of reports that a significant portion of the trains currently servicing the route are older diesel models that are more prone to breakdowns and delays.

Question reference: S6W-43426

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the regional transport partnerships’ budgets is spent on (a) walking and (b) wheeling.

Question reference: S6W-43421

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how regional transport partnerships will access the £4 million allocated in the draft Scottish Budget 2026-27 to support bus franchising, as set out in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.