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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S7W-02201
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to media buying agencies regarding the inclusion of community radio stations when commissioning public information advertising campaigns.
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Question reference: S7W-02202
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of its advertising expenditure has been allocated to community radio stations in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S7W-02194
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available over winter to people who are not eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment as a result of reaching State Pension age after the qualifying week in September.
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Question reference: S7W-02195
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on recent First Tier (Property Chamber) rulings in England in which buildings affected by combustible façade material deemed “tolerable” following assessments using PAS 9980 were subsequently found to be unsafe and require remediation, and what implications it considers these rulings might have for Scotland.
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Question reference: S7W-02188
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the findings of the Scottish Land Commission report, Tax and the Reuse of Scotland's Long-Term Derelict Land, how many of the 466 long-term derelict urban sites identified in the report have received support through the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme; how much funding has been allocated to those sites, and how many have subsequently been brought back into productive use.
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Question reference: S7W-02197
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report, for what reason BS 8414 continues to form part of both domestic and non-domestic technical handbooks in Scotland, and whether it considers that removing this from the handbooks would provide greater clarity and certainty for those involved in the design, construction and control of buildings.
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Question reference: S7W-02163
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, with reference to obstructive sleep apnoea, what action it is taking to establish a pathway to reduce the time from referral to treatment for people referred to sleep services, in light of reported delays in diagnosis and treatment and the associated impact on health services and the economy.
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Question reference: S7W-02199
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the pace of assessment and remediation in Scotland, in light of reports that the number of completed Single Building Assessments funded by it has remained at 16 since September 2025.
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Question reference: S7W-02206
- Asked by: Andrew Baxter, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the procurement guidance for media buying services to ensure that appropriate consideration is given to community radio stations serving rural and island communities.
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Question reference: S7W-02193
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 August 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people will not be eligible for the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in winter 2026-27 because they will reach State Pension age after the qualifying week in September 2026.
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