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-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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Question reference: S6W-42642
- 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 progress has been made on the commitment in its Housing to 2040 strategy to streamline and accelerate the adaptations system, and when it expects to complete the fundamental review of the system.
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Question reference: S6W-42666
- 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 whether it has established an offshore wind hub in the north east, as announced in the 2025-26 Scottish Budget.
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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-42654
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 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-42412 by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025, whether it will confirm by what date the proactive release covering all ministerial engagements and expenses for November 2025 will be published, and whether this will include the information that was requested on what information it has regarding the total cost to it of the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy’s travel to attend the COP30 UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, broken down by (i) travel, (ii) accommodation, (iii) subsistence and (iv) any other associated costs.
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Question reference: S6W-42655
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Student Awards Agency Scotland regarding the recent audit of student loans by the agency, and what its position is on any additional loan balance adjustments discovered as a result of the audit being added to people’s loans retrospectively, including in cases where it was believed that the loan had been paid off.
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Question reference: S6W-42660
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, whether it will list how many times in each of the last five years each minister has taken a flight where a frequent flyer or other travel loyalty scheme account number was used, broken down by the (a) date of travel, (b) (i) departure and (ii) arrival airport, (c) airline used, (d) class of travel, (e) booking channel used and (f) total cost to the public purse, and what information it has on how many frequent flyer points were (A) accrued and (B) redeemed, including for what purpose points were redeemed.
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Question reference: S6W-42659
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address Scotland’s reported shortage of planners, including investment in the planning skills pipeline, the expansion of the Future Planners Programme and greater support for mid-career re-training, in line with the commitments set out in the Autumn Statement by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S6O-05346
- Asked by: Karen Adam, MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local roads authorities on maintaining public safety on local roads and pavements in winter, including decisions on street lighting, footway treatment and local grit provision.
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