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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: S6W-42607
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the effectiveness of Safe Routes to School programmes in Lanarkshire, and what improvements are planned for 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-42606
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what investment has been made in active travel infrastructure in Lanarkshire in each of the last five years to improve road safety for children walking and cycling to school.
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Question reference: S6W-42562
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of material relating to Freedom of Information request 202500493769, which states that "a delegation of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has visited prisons in Scotland and picked up on issues around drugs and the impact on prisoners and staff", what specific concerns were raised by the CPT; what actions have been taken in response, and whether it will publish any observations CPT shared with its ministers or officials.
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Question reference: S6W-42628
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments in The Scotsman on 16 December 2025 from the Scottish Retail Consortium, Scottish Tourism Alliance, UKHospitality Scotland, ukactive and the UK Cinema Association that, if Scotland does not follow England and introduce a permanent business rate discount for all retail, hospitality and leisure premises, it will be at odds with the vision of the Scottish Government’s New Deal for Business Group Implementation Plan to deliver the most competitive business rates regime.
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Question reference: S6W-42626
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported comments in The Scotsman on 16 December 2025 from the Scottish Retail Consortium, Scottish Tourism Alliance, UKHospitality Scotland, ukactive and the UK Cinema Association that Scotland should follow England and introduce a permanent business rate discount for all retail, hospitality and leisure premises.
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Question reference: S6W-41992
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the average number of calls made by a patient has been before securing access to medical care in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-42605
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all schools in Lanarkshire can deliver Bikeability training, and whether any additional resources will be provided to local authorities to support this.
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Question reference: S6W-42608
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide additional funding to local authorities in Lanarkshire to implement school street schemes aimed at reducing congestion and improving safety for pupils.
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Question reference: S6W-42638
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an estimate of the (a) highest, (b) lowest and (c) average cost of flood insurance for existing residential properties in circumstances where SEPA's high emissions scenario has placed the homes in an area that is deemed to be at a high risk of flooding.
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Question reference: S6W-42625
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the uptake of the £225 per week care experienced bursary for young people, including whether it is acting as an incentive to leave school early.
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