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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)
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Question reference: S6F-04587

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2026

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update regarding the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the UK Government in relation to the distribution of Local Growth Fund allocations in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-42450

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many primary and secondary schools in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling local authority area have been (i) built and (ii) substantially refurbished since 2007.

For the years 2010-11 to 2024-25 the Scottish Government’s school estates data collection makes a distinction between schools built and those refurbished, while for the years 2007-08 to 2009-10 no such distinction was made in the data collection.

Between 2007-08 and 2009-10, one primary (Deerpark) and three secondary (Alloa Academy, Alva Academy, Lornshill Academy) schools were built or refurbished in Clackmannanshire, while in Stirling eight primary (Cambusbarron, Raploch, Our Lady’s, Buchlyvie, Aberfoyle, Breahead, Bridge of Allan, St Mary’s) and five secondary (Dunblane High, Stirling High, McLaren High, St Modan’s High, Wallace High) schools were recorded as built or refurbished.

Between 2010-11 and 2024-25, one primary school was built in Clackmannanshire (Redwell), and two were refurbished (Alva, Clackmannan). In Stirling, four primary schools (Braehead, St Margaret’s, St Ninian’s, East Plean) were built, while six primary schools (Aberfoyle, Strathyre, Riverside, Strathblane, Borestone, Cowie) and one secondary school (Bannockburn High) were refurbished.

In addition, one special school in Striling was built or refurbished in 2007-08 (Castelview), and another one (Student Support) was refurbished in 2010-11.

For context, in 2024 there were 23 schools in Clackmannanshire and 46 schools in Stirling.

Across all years, only schools where the total cost of the works (build or refurbishment) was £500,000 or more for primary schools or £1 million or more for secondary and special schools are included.

Question reference: S6W-42447

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 January 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling local authority area have received support through the Scottish Child Payment since it was introduced.

As of 30 September 2025, 2,110 parents or carers in the Clackmannanshire local authority area, and 2,320 parents or carers in the Stirling local authority area were actively in receipt of Scottish Child Payment.

These figures are available in the latest Scottish Child Payment statistics publication which can be found at: Scottish Child Payment to September 2025 Publication.

Social Security Scotland publish statistics on the overall number of individual people to have been paid since Scottish Child Payment launched, but do not report a local authority area breakdown of this information.

Question reference: S6W-42449

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many free prescriptions were provided in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling local authority area in 2024-25.

Question reference: S6W-42451

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling local authority area received non-domestic rates relief in 2024-25, broken down by how much was provided.

Question reference: S6W-42448

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirling local authority area received the December 2025 payment of the Carers Allowance Supplement.

Social Security Scotland regularly publishes information on the number of people who receive Carers Allowance Supplement as part of its official statistics releases, which happen twice a year.

These publications include Excel tables showing how many people were paid in each local authority area.

The most recent statistics were published on 12 August 2025, covering payments made in June 2025. These statistics can be found at: Carer Support Payment and Carer's Allowance Supplement August 2025 - Social Security Scotland.

Figures for the December 2025 payment, broken down by local authority will be published on 10 February 2026.

Question reference: S6O-05300

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the population being expected to age rapidly over the coming decades, with more than one in five people soon to be of pension age, what measures it is taking to adapt health and social care provision to meet increased demand.

Question reference: S6O-05267

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution that community-led initiatives can make to supporting local government services and outcomes, and reducing demand through early intervention and prevention.

Question reference: S6O-05246

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government Budget announced on 26 November.

Question reference: S6W-42127

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2025
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Angus Robertson on 25 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the publication costs were for the recent paper, Your Right to Decide.

Council Area	Number of Paid Items
Clackmannanshire	1,008,884
Stirling	2,183,649

Formatting, design and publication	VAT %	VAT £	Net Price £
Total	20.00	363.32	1,816.60

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