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-03579
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will establish the dedicated working group to oversee the local authority rollout of the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Pathway following the publication of the Scottish Veterans Commissioner’s 2026 Progress Report.
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Question reference: S7W-03615
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the March 2026 Union Street fire in Glasgow, what consideration it has given to amending the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 to create a discrete use class (sui generis) for the retail of vapes, lithium-ion batteries and other highly combustible materials, so that changes to and from such uses are subject to specific planning controls, and to ensure that local authorities have appropriate planning oversight of such premises.
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Question reference: S7W-03597
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many pothole compensation claims made against trunk road operating companies remained outstanding at the end of each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S7W-03532
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the appointment of Professor Caroline Hiscox and Professor Jann Gardner as lead officers for the East and West Subnational Planning and Delivery Committees was subject to competition.
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Question reference: S7W-03609
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the UK Government's call for evidence on the impacts of the rearing, releasing and shooting of gamebirds on wildlife, the environment and animal welfare.
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Question reference: S7W-03646
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-00635 by Maree Todd on 8 June 2026, what progress NHS Grampian has made towards extending opioid replacement therapy provision to all police custody settings within its area, including Elgin, and whether detainees are able to access such treatment without being transferred to another custody suite.
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Question reference: S7W-03651
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to undertake a consultation on the proposed introduction of national housing standards for seasonal agricultural worker accommodation.
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Question reference: S7W-03643
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals using the Thistle Drug Consumption facility in Glasgow have been referred to rehabilitation services to date.
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Question reference: S7W-03601
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-02781 by Jim Fairlie on 15 September 2026, whether it plans to undertake a Scotland-wide assessment of which areas of the inshore seabed would benefit most from reductions in bottom-towed fishing pressure, when this assessment will commence and when it will be published.
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Question reference: S7W-03624
- Asked by: Martyn Day, MSP for Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds regarding the number of planning and building standards officers employed by local authorities in Scotland, and what assessment it has made of that information.
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