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
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Question reference: S6W-42357
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2025
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Jenny Gilruth on 18 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported link between rising school violence and reductions in school-based police officer numbers.
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Question reference: S6W-42629
- Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adult and (b) child disability payment tribunals the Social Security Scotland tribunal system has heard in the calendar year 2025; how many have been held (i) in person, (ii) online, (ii) by telephone and (iv) by correspondence, and what information it can provide regarding how many cases are competed in an average (A) morning, (B) afternoon, (C) all day and (D) multiple day session.
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Question reference: S6W-42645
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42212 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, whether performance frameworks are in place in all integration authorities to outline the key areas that require to be measured and monitored to evaluate service effectiveness, as covered by the revised Good Practice Guide on Providing Community Equipment that was published in August 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-42643
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42209 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, what action has been taken by Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) to mitigate any disruption to the supply chain in the medium to longer term, and whether there has there been any evaluation of lessons learned as a result of the collapse of NRS Healthcare Limited.
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Question reference: S6W-42639
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the fundamental review of the adaptations system, as set out in its Housing to 2040 strategy, will take account of the needs of (a) minority ethnic communities, (b) other groups with protected characteristics and (c) the demands of an increasing ageing population, and when an update on the recommendations to improve the system will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-42670
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22193 by Gillian Martin on 26 October 2023, whether it will outline what changes it made to the (a) Sea Eagle Management Scheme and (b) White-tailed Eagle Action Plan following its review.
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Question reference: S6W-42664
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £5.3 million that it announced on 28 January 2025 to support individuals released from prison following short-term sentences has been spent in 2025, and how many people have received such funding.
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Question reference: S6W-42646
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42209 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, who the current members of the National Equipment and Adaptations Network are, and whether membership includes representatives of service users and equipment providers.
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Question reference: S6W-42641
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the next steps are following the consultation, Enhancing the accessibility, adaptability and usability of Scotland’s homes, and when it expects to update Part 1 of the Housing for Varying Needs design guide.
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Question reference: S6W-42658
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-41922 by Jim Fairlie on 1 December 2025, whether all of the £100,000 will be disbursed to local authorities and if not, by whom will it be spent and what it will it be used for.
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