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-39599
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has received from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) on (a) the number of flaring events and their cumulative duration and (b) the causes of flaring at the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant in each of the last three calendar years.
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Question reference: S6W-39616
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the economic benefits of Scotland’s role in hosting the 2028 UEFA European foootball championships benefit communities in all areas of the country, and what legacy planning it has conducted.
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Question reference: S6W-39610
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, with reference to Kidney Care UK’s report, Left to get on with it: The real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care, which was published in June 2025, whether it will conduct a national audit of psychosocial service provision for people living with kidney disease and, if so, how the findings of any audit will be used to inform service improvement and reduce any regional variation in psychosocial support for people with chronic kidney disease.
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Question reference: S6W-39614
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that animal welfare objections that are raised in planning appeals are routinely disregarded as "non-material considerations", what steps it will take to issue guidance affirming that animal welfare can constitute a legitimate material consideration in the planning system.
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Question reference: S6W-39602
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the continued operation of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant aligns with Scotland’s statutory greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
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Question reference: S6W-39590
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in each of the last five years have been unable to receive mechanical thrombectomy within the clinically recommended time window due to the lack of 24/7 provision.
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Question reference: S6W-39630
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what representations it will make to ensure that television coverage of the Tour de France is free to air when the event comes to Scotland in 2027.
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Question reference: S6W-39635
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds licences for use of (a) Glenigan and (b) BoCreate data collection systems to monitor planning applications and approvals.
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Question reference: S6W-39579
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the costs were for the security resources that were dedicated to supporting President Trump’s visit to Scotland in July 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-39638
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 26 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on the number of homes granted planning permission outside of any statistics that are published.
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