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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-44103

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the current situation regarding the Tarbolton Moss landfill site.

Question reference: S6W-44102

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the work of the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.

Question reference: S6W-44101

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Cass Review.

Question reference: S6W-44104

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for assessments for neurodivergent conditions, such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Question reference: S6O-05573

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how people who are concerned with the impact on the natural environment of energy infrastructure can make their concerns known.

Question reference: S6W-43616

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to community audiology in its draft Budget 2026-27, and how this funding will be used to deliver more care in the community.

The draft 2026-27 Scottish Budget includes additional funding for community audiology of £1 million, underlining our commitment to support community audiology policy development and the Service Renewal Framework vision to shift the balance of care to the community.

The 2026-27 Budget will also support continued funding of the “Near You” service run by the Royal National Institute for Deaf people (RNID). The service is operating in five Scottish health board areas and provides hearing checks and after-care support to hearing aid users, including maintenance, battery replacement, sign-posting and peer support.

Question reference: S6W-43539

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent (FTE) Scottish Public Pensions Agency staff are currently working on matters related to the Matthews (Second Options) Case for retained firefighters.

Question reference: S6W-43537

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) regarding the Matthews (Second Options) Case for retained firefighters, and whether a calculation and statement will be sent by the SPPA to all eligible members by the March 2026 deadline.

In March 2025 the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) paused delivery of the Matthews Second Options exercise to enable it to accelerate progress in other dependent remediation work.

The timescale for issuing calculations and statements to firefighters was initially anticipated to be between October 2025 and March 2026. This timetable has subsequently been revised and these statements will be issued from April 2026, allowing eligible retained firefighters to make an application under the rules.

The SPPA website contains further useful information about the Matthews Second Options exercise: https://pensions.gov.scot/firefighters/matthews-2nd-option-case.

Question reference: S6O-05537

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue providing funding to any organisations that challenge the judgment in the For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers case.

Question reference: S6W-43469

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 February 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what factors have contributed to the reported increase in the number of prisoners subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction living in the community on licence in recent years.

The Parole Board for Scotland are responsible for directing the release of an individual subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction (OLR) and for setting licence conditions. They will only direct release when they are satisfied that imprisonment is no longer necessary for public protection. An individual subject to an OLR in the community will have a Risk Management Plan approved by the Risk Management Authority for the rest of their life.