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-42283
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations of the recently published report by the British Ecological Society, Aligning Environmental Agendas for Nature Recovery.
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Question reference: S6W-42269
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comment by the Scottish Retail Consortium in The Herald on 1 December 2025 that if Scotland did not follow England in introducing a retail-specific discounted business rate, then it will "be at odds with" the vision of its Retail Industry Leadership Group, which is to make Scotland “the best place in the UK to grow a retail business”.
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Question reference: S6W-42275
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what alternative (a) funding mechanisms or (b) private-sector investment options were considered by Scottish Enterprise before its decision to provide financial support to Offshore Solutions Group, and what assessment was made of the necessity for public funding for the Moray FLOW-Park project.
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Question reference: S6W-42276
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any (a) financial or (b) non-financial support provided by Scottish Enterprise to Offshore Solutions Group, including the (i) value, (ii) type of support, and (iii) the criteria used to approve such support.
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Question reference: S6W-42270
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has received from representatives of the retail industry following the decision in the UK Budget to implement a retail-specific discounted business rate in England from April 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-42281
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the November 2025 report by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association and consultancy firm, Voar, Energy developments in Shetland and their interactions with fisheries.
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Question reference: S6W-42262
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Planning and Environmental Appeals Division takes into account public concerns about fire risk when considering planning appeals for battery energy storage applications, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-42280
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government by what date its targeted lung cancer screening programme will commence in 2027; where this will take place; how much will be allocated to it, and when nationwide coverage will be achieved.
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Question reference: S6W-42267
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions it has held with (a) Transport Scotland and (b) CalMac, regarding a summer ferry service for Kintyre in 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-42232
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how long the process for adoption from fostering should take, from beginning the process to the adoption being finalised.
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