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-43626
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the business rate income received from onshore renewable energy installations in 2023-24 and 2024-25 was returned to each of the local authorities where the rates were collected.
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Question reference: S6W-43628
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider pro-actively approaching high street retailers, such as Boots and Superdrug, to help reduce waiting lists in audiology and to allow more NHS patients to receive quicker access to hearing aid services.
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Question reference: S6W-43621
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how it will use the over £7 million of funding, set out in the draft Budget 2026-27, to support the implementation of improvements in neurodevelopmental assessments in 2026-27.
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Question reference: S6W-43618
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the UK Government report, Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security.
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Question reference: S6W-43627
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with reducing audiology waiting lists in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Question reference: S6W-43623
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to tackle drug use.
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Question reference: S6W-43624
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the maximum planning fee applicable is for onshore renewable energy project applications, broken down by capacity of (a) under 50MW and (b) 50MW and over.
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Question reference: S6T-02884
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that a former Chief Nursing Officer offered the parents of Sophia Smith £20,000 and a holiday following her death in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in 2017.
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Question reference: S6T-02885
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the final report and recommendations of the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission, in light of the reported high levels of public concern regarding the findings.
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Question reference: S6F-04670
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2026
- Current Status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on 12 February 2026
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will make further changes to the draft Budget 2026-27 published in January in relation to business rates, hospices and the care sector.
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