Question reference: S6O-05702

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 18 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential public health impact of silica air pollution."

Question reference: S6W-44172

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 10 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress that Transport Scotland has made towards changing the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on appropriate roads for which it is the transport authority."

Question reference: S6W-44173

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 10 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 17 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what funding will be available to local authorities that are still undertaking the roll out of 20mph zones to move forward, in light of the targeted £4 million funding not continuing beyond the fiscal year 2024-25…

Question reference: S6W-43619

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 6 March 2026

Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 17 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any potential environmental impact, what its position is on the decommissioning and storage of nuclear submarines at dockyards in Scotland, including Rosyth."

Question reference: S6W-44327

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 12 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress has been made towards reviewing allowances for paternity and parental partner leave for all staff."

Question reference: S6O-05664

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 11 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NHS Tayside having stopped accepting referrals for children without co-existing mental health disorders in March 2025, what further action it has taken to support children in accessing timely autism spectrum disorder assessments."

Question reference: S6W-43961

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 26 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last published a report on safe staffing levels in early learning and childcare provision."

Question reference: S6W-43962

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 26 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 10 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the safe staffing guidance for early learning and childcare settings has been reviewed, including in relation to safe staffing levels when supporting children with additional support needs."

Question reference: S6W-43953

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 26 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on (a) what new action it has taken to reduce waiting times for gender-affirming care at Glasgow's Sandyford Gender Identity Clinic, and (b) what funding it has allocated in the Budget 2026-27 to support this work."

Question reference: S6W-43872

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party

Date lodged: 20 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the active travel budget being underspent over the last two years of budget decisions, for what reason it was reduced in the Autumn revision of the Budget."