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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-40840

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any NHS boards that have stopped providing specialist podiatry care for people with diabetes. 

Question reference: S6W-40717

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent reported concerns regarding the alleged misuse of funds in the publicly funded Techscaler programme, what assessment it has made of any reputational risk to Scotland as a result of any such activity.

Question reference: S6W-40716

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that participants in any publicly funded trips under the Techscaler programme are selected through a competitive, open application process.

Question reference: S6W-40850

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the opportunity for rail freight diversion from the east and west coast main lines will be a factor in the business case for extending the Borders Railway to Carlisle.

Question reference: S6W-40841

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve data collection and monitoring on secondary breast cancer.

Question reference: S6W-40711

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that publicly funded trips under the Techscaler programme are not misused, in light of reported concerns of them being used as "free holidays" involving individuals who are not business founders.

Question reference: S6W-40839

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides to people with diabetes on low incomes to afford podiatry treatments. 

Question reference: S6W-40844

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure consistent access to early diagnostics and treatment for people living with pancreatic cancer to avoid a so-called postcode lottery.

Question reference: S6W-40845

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it is taking to improve early diagnosis and outcomes for people affected by pancreatic cancer, in light of reports of extremely low survival rates in Scotland associated with late-stage diagnosis and limited access to robust diagnostics and treatment resources.

Question reference: S6W-40852

  • Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 September 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 27 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered seeking to amend the definition of peatland under the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 to cover areas of peat with a thickness of 30 centimetres or greater, and if so, what the outcome was, in light of the recent decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to restrict burning of upland peat in England to a maximum depth of 30 centimetres, except where covered by a licence.