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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-01545

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds and collects on incidents of antisocial behaviour and assaults on trains.

Question reference: S7W-01544

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that funding for hospices reaches the organisations delivering hospice care.

Question reference: S7W-01551

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how the spatial implications of its objective to deploy 20GW of onshore wind by 2030 were assessed, and what the environmental, social, and financial impacts on people, habitats, wildlife and infrastructure are.

Question reference: S7W-01550

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 3 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the A96 is not included in Transport Scotland's bilingual signage policy, and what consideration it has given to reviewing the roads covered by that policy, in light of the Scottish Languages Act 2025.

Question reference: S7W-01284

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 3 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to the commence provisions in the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 to allow local authorities to propose by-laws to prevent wildfires.

The Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026 (“the 2026 Act”) includes provisions that will allow local authorities to make by-laws in connection with the prevention of wildfires.

The 2026 Act is being brought into force on a phased basis, with the first provisions commencing in June 2026, and we will set out further details of the timetable for commencing and implementing individual provisions in due course.

We will continue to engage with stakeholders during the commencement and implementation process and will ensure that local authorities, other stakeholders, and members of the public have sufficient time to prepare before any provisions that affect them are brought into force.

Question reference: S7W-01359

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its current position is on supporting the Scottish Land Fund to enhance opportunities for community right to buy and ownership, in light of previous Scottish National Party manifesto commitments in this area.

Question reference: S7W-01361

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin the process of appointing the new Land and Communities Commissioner to the Scottish Land Commission, in order to enable the implementation of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.

Question reference: S7W-01360

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much will be allocated to the Scottish Land Fund for 2027-28.

Question reference: S7W-01091

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Simita Kumar on 24 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the order providing for the conversion of mixed-sex marriages to civil partnerships in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-01162

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 17 July 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the powers conferred by section 14 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025, how it plans to approach the collection of data on private rent levels.