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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-03205

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 28 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the payments it will make to private bus operators in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area in the financial year 2026-27 under the £2 bus fare cap.

Question reference: S7W-02845

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 11 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the completion of the recently announced feasibility study into the use of tram-trains on Edinburgh's South Suburban line.

Question reference: S7W-02844

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 11 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the terms of reference for the recently announced feasibility study into the use of tram-trains on Edinburgh's South Suburban line.

Question reference: S7W-02461

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its consideration of the responses to the consultation, The Future of Council Tax in Scotland, which closed on 30 January 2026, and by which date it expects to publish (a) its response to the consultation and (b) any proposals, including timescales, for the reform of council tax.

Question reference: S7O-00228

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S7O-00194

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, as part of its public service reform efforts and intent to empower regions and communities stated in the Programme for Government, what responsibilities and competences it would consider transferring from the Scottish Government and its agencies to regions and communities.

Question reference: S7W-02425

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 20 August 2026

To ask the Scottish Government who will be eligible for Apprenticeship Accelerator Grants and what the grants will pay for.

Question reference: S7W-02418

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what process and criteria it will use to reduce the number of public bodies in Scotland.

Question reference: S7W-02423

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many new "Scotland House" international offices it will open by the end of this parliament and what are the projected costs.

Question reference: S7W-02419

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the High Growth Unit will operate within government or as a public body