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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-37080

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to ensure that female-only sports, changing rooms and hospital wards are for biological women only, in light of the Supreme Court ruling regarding For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.

The Scottish Government are not responsible for monitoring or enforcing compliance with the Equality Act 2010. That is the statutory role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Scottish public authorities must comply with the law, including the 2010 Act, and regulations made under that Act when carrying out their functions, shaping their policies and practices and in relation to their employees.

The Scottish Government will continue our work to review relevant policies, guidance and legislation impacted by the judgment to position us towards a state of readiness to take all necessary steps when the EHRC’s Code of Practice and updated guidance are published in the Summer.

Question reference: S6W-37399

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the (a) University of Edinburgh and (b) Scottish Funding Council about additional support.

Universities are autonomous institutions with responsibility for their own strategic and operational decision making. The Scottish Government regularly engages with the Scottish Funding Council on a range of matters, including on the funding of institutions, and has engaged with the University of Edinburgh directly in recent weeks. There has been no ask of the Scottish Government or Scottish Funding Council regarding additional financial support from the University.

The Scottish Government fully appreciates the financial sustainability challenges being faced by many universities due to a range of factors, including inflation, the impact of UK Government immigration policies on international student recruitment, and the increase to employers’ National Insurance Contributions.

Question reference: S6T-02531

Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Ministers will call in appeal PPA-002-2021 on the Flamingo Land Lomond Banks resort development.

Question reference: S6F-04115

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made, regarding any implications for its work to grow Scotland’s economy, of analysis from Future Economy Scotland indicating that average earnings in Scotland are £15,000 less per year than they would have been if wages had not flatlined since the financial crisis.

Question reference: S6F-04110

Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

To ask the First Minister, in light of recent reported incidents, how the Scottish Government is working to prevent knife crime.

Question reference: S6F-04090

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04113

Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to The Hunter Foundation report, Lessons from Singapore for Scotland's Economy.

Question reference: S6F-04092

Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-04091

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-37430

Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 May 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 May 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, whether it will provide the (a) office seating capacity and (b) annual running cost of each building (i) 4 Atlantic Quay (Glasgow), (ii) 5 Atlantic Quay (Glasgow), (iii) Bothwell House (Hamilton), (iv) Cadzow Court (Hamilton), (v) Compass House (Dundee), (vi) Denholm House (Livingston), (vii) Alexander Fleming House (Elgin), (viii) Hadrian House (Falkirk), (ix) Tankerness Lane (Kirkwall), (x) Longman House (Inverness) (xi) Marine Scotland (Eyemouth), (xii) Marine Scotland (Peterhead) and (xiii) St Andrews House (Edinburgh).

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Office	Seating capacity	Annual running cost (2024-25)
4 Atlantic Quay (Glasgow) 1	670	£51,465.41
5 Atlantic Quay (Glasgow)	764	£1,507,095.13
Bothwell House (Hamilton) 2	12	£13,708.11
Cadzow Court (Hamilton)	32	£38,310.42
Compass House (Dundee)	22	£19,121.78
Denholm House (Livingston)	124	£95,660.21
Alexander Fleming House (Elgin)	23	£50,462.25
Hadrian House (Falkirk)	36	£38,435.06
Tankerness Lane (Kirkwall)	26	£51,360.40
Longman House (Inverness)	148	£127,877.81
Marine Scotland (Eyemouth)	2	£13,984.23
Marine Scotland (Peterhead)	20	£42,493.61
St Andrews House (Edinburgh)	1775	£1,601,075.15

1 – Office closed July 2024

2 – Office closed May 2025

The figures in the Annual running cost (2024-25) column take account of the following:

Facilities Management Hard Services fixed contract costs

Facilities Management Soft Services fixed contract costs

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