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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: S7W-03970

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness among older people, and their families and carers, of the risks of slips, trips and falls.

Question reference: S7W-03963

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7W-01690 by Stephen Gethins on 12 August 2026, in relation to its Emergency Heating Oil Scheme, whether it will provide an update on the number of applications in each local authority area that have been (a) received, (b) approved, broken down by the total amount paid out, and (c) rejected.

Question reference: S7W-03992

Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to increase the number of police officers in rural Scotland, including road traffic officers.

Question reference: S7W-03990

Asked by: Jamie Langan, MSP for South Scotland, Reform UK
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent findings from Aberdeenshire Council, what its position is on reports that pupils have been incorrectly recorded as having additional support needs (ASN), and whether it considers such recording errors to be a factor in the increase in the number of pupils recorded as having ASN across Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-03979

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to improve access to social security benefits and financial advice for older people experiencing digital exclusion or at risk of poverty, particularly those living in rural areas.

Question reference: S7W-04017

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of the withdrawal of the Communities Housing Trust on the provision of preventative health and care support through community-led housing.

Question reference: S7W-03986

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carrried out of the specific health, social and economic challenges facing older men across the country and what action it is taking in response to the findings.

Question reference: S7W-04002

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the interaction of building standards legislation with the commencement of section 41 of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04010

Asked by: David Green, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of establishing a Scottish equivalent to the UK Government's Museum Estate and Development (MEND) Fund.

Question reference: S7W-03974

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 2 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many bed bug infestations have been recorded on ScotRail trains in each of the last five years.