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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: S6F-04720

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-43644

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to take forward proposals for a point of entry levy for visitors to islands.

Question reference: S6W-43645

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the responses, including its own, to the consultation on a cruise ship levy.

Question reference: S6W-43363

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42929 by Jenny Gilruth on 26 January 2026, what its position is on requiring schools to maintain a stock of spare adrenaline auto-injectors, in light of their importance in responding to a severe allergic reaction in a pupil who has not been diagnosed or experienced such a reaction previously.

The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2017 grants schools the authority to obtain, without a prescription, spare adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) devices to use in emergency situations if they wish.

Whilst these Regulations do not compel schools to hold spare AAI devices for use in emergency situations, our guidance on supporting children and young people with healthcare needs in schools states there are many benefits of doing so. Primarily because the presence of these devices could potentially save the life of the child or young person since the effects of reactions can take hold very quickly, particularly so in the case of reactions to insect stings.

If a pupil has not been diagnosed with, or experienced, an allergic reaction before the school should call the emergency services immediately on 999 to seek further advice on whether it would be appropriate to administer adrenaline from an AAI device.

Question reference: S6F-04656

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 February 2026

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-43315

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will amend Regulation 9(2) of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 to allow tribunals to make orders more than three months after the end of a tenancy.

Question reference: S6W-43314

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support increased judicial discretion in the timescales for the making of orders under Regulation 9 of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011, particularly in cases of admitted, or ongoing instances of, regulatory non-compliance from landlords.

Question reference: S6W-43326

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on efforts made to connect the Golden Jubilee Hospital to the Queens Quay district heating network.

NHS Golden Jubilee Hospital continues to work with West Dunbartonshire Council and Vital Energi on this project. A technical assessment has been carried out and discussions between the parties are continuing.

The Scottish Government has supported the hospital with its efforts to reduce its energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions with capital funding of
£1.1 million in 2026-27 for the installation of electronically commutated (EC) fans and LED lighting.

Question reference: S6W-43362

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions ScotRail had with the Department for Transport regarding the issue of minimum railcard fares before 10.00 am for passengers in Scotland prior to the subsequent removal of peak fares from all ScotRail services.

Question reference: S6W-43536

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government when the revised relationships, sexual health, and parenthood (RSHP) teaching guidance will be published.

I am pleased to inform Parliament that the revised RSHP statutory teaching guidance has been published today and can be found at www.gov.scot/isbn/9781806435715

This concludes a significant piece of work by the Scottish Government and our key stakeholders in updating the previous guidance that was published in 2014 and delivers on the actions from the Personal and Social Education Review and LGBT Inclusive Education Working Group. The updated guidance will ensure that children and young people are educated in online safety and the potential harms posed by the online world. The guidance will help children and young people to stay safe and make informed choices about their online and offline relationships.

The revised guidance takes into account emerging thinking from the Curriculum Improvement Cycle and we will keep the guidance under review as we move towards the publication of an updated curriculum.