Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S7W-02664
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reviewed or revised the National Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula or parity calculations in light of financial challenges experienced by territorial NHS boards, including NHS Grampian.
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Question reference: S7W-02643
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding from the National Mission on Drug Deaths has been specifically allocated to the evaluation, purchase, and distribution of rapid drug-checking technologies over the last two financial years.
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Question reference: S7W-02659
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in securing a new operator for the Dundee Airport to London Heathrow route operating under the public service obligation.
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Question reference: S7W-02592
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work with NHS Grampian to bring the board's financial position into line with its financial targets.
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Question reference: S7W-02674
- Asked by: Adam Harley, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what support is given to each NHS board to reduce waiting times for autism assessments.
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Question reference: S7W-02642
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland and the Lord Advocate regarding the legal status of individuals possessing or distributing drug-testing equipment, to ensure that peer-led harm reduction initiatives face no risk of prosecution under drug paraphernalia or possession frameworks.
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Question reference: S7W-02660
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many actions contained in its Offshore Wind Skills Programme (a) have been completed, (b) remain outstanding and (c) have had their delivery date revised.
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Question reference: S7W-02666
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult with charities and healthcare providers as part of any evaluation of the rollout of the Young Patients Family Fund.
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Question reference: S7W-02654
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses to determine when the proposed demolition of a listed building transitions from a localised planning dispute to a "significant issue for planning policy" warranting a ministerial call-in under section 46(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
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Question reference: S7W-02657
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what constitutes "adequate marketing" under Historic Environment Scotland’s guidelines before a listed building can be demolished on the grounds that its retention is not economically viable; and whether it considers a failure to actively market a site for facade retention or alternative development models for several years as meeting this evidentiary threshold.
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