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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 15 June 2026
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Question reference: S7W-00764

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether young people placed in kinship care under section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 are eligible for the Care Leaver Payment and, if not, for what reason.

Question reference: S7W-00828

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, when it anticipates that the full national roll-out of the £2 bus fare cap will be completed.

Question reference: S7W-00765

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether young people placed in kinship care under provisions other than section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 are eligible for the Care Leaver Payment and, if not, for what reason.

Question reference: S7W-00762

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances young people leaving kinship care might not be eligible to access the Care Leaver Payment.

Question reference: S7W-00826

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, for what reason the west of Scotland was chosen for the next stage of the roll-out of the £2 cap on bus fares.

Question reference: S7W-00766

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop guidance on cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles.

Question reference: S7W-00774

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to amend schedule 1 of the The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 to include large battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Question reference: S7W-00827

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, when it anticipates that the roll-out of the £2 bus fare cap to the west of Scotland will take place.

Question reference: S7W-00829

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S7F-00008 by John Swinney on 4 June 2026, whether it will provide information on the estimated cost of extending the £2 bus fare cap to the west of Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-00763

  • Asked by: Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, MSP for Edinburgh Northern, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 June 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether eligibility for the Care Leaver Payment is determined by the nature of the care order, or the provision of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 under which a young person was placed in kinship care.