- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 2 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Fund to Leave since its launch.
Answer
The Scottish Government piloted a £500,000 fund to leave in 2023, and has made £1.5 million available for a national fund to leave this financial year.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received support through the Fund to Leave since its launch.
Answer
Answer expected on 5 February 2026
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 4 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a social media ban for those under the age of 16.
Answer
Answer expected on 4 February 2026
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2026
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any implications for its policy on single-sex spaces in the NHS in Scotland, what its response is to the recent ruling in the case brought by eight nurses at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 January 2026
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2026
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to Police Scotland figures showing a 10% increase in reported domestic abuse crimes over the past 12 months.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress Scotland is making towards becoming a Good Food Nation.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government plans to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 November 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what action it is taking to ensure that visits to the Scottish Parliament are inclusive and accessible to all school pupils.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2025
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with the UK Government regarding support for Scottish farmers ahead of the upcoming UK budget.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2025
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 November 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 17 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40860 by Angela
Constance on 21 October 2025, whether it will publish detailed statistics
regarding youth perpetrated sexual offences, including non-contact crimes such
as unsolicited sexual image sending for the calendar years January to December (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
Answer
The answer to question S6W-40860 used management information provided by Police Scotland as the Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of youth perpetrated sexual offences. This related to the number of people under the age of 18 who were accused of any sexual crime between 1 January 2025 to 30 September 2025.
The following table below provides the equivalent information for part c, i.e. from 1 January to 31 December 2024. Data for earlier years are not available from the single standardised national system used by Police Scotland to gather details of those involved in crime, which became fully operational from January 2024. The introduction of this system has strengthened and standardised crime recording, providing a consistent basis for national reporting and establishes 2024 as the baseline for future comparison.
It should be noted that the totals presented below for crime types (and overall) are not necessarily all unique individuals as it is possible an accused may have committed more than one sexual crime during the period. Furthermore, the table below is not a total of sexual crimes as some crimes may have had multiple perpetrators.
Number of Accused aged under 18 at time of Offence
Crime type | Jan to Dec 2024 |
Rape & attempted rape | 240 |
Sexual assault | 593 |
Causing to view sexual activity or images | 207 |
Communicating indecently | 96 |
Threatening to or disclosing intimate images | 89 |
Indecent photos of children | 158 |
Crimes associated with prostitution | 0 |
Other sexual crimes | 186 |
Total | 1,569 |
Source: Police Scotland, Management Information, extracted from internal systems and correct as of 14 October 2025.
Notes:
- Data presented here is provisional and should be treated as management information.