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-44304
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of all costs that it has incurred to date on all aspects of the Deposit Return Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-44307
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many windfarm applications have been submitted in the last two years, broken down by how many were not approved.
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Question reference: S6W-44344
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42091 by Richard Lochhead on 9 December 2025, when in Spring 2026 it expects the outcome of the procurement process for Lot 6 (Scotland) of the Project Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Scheme.
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Question reference: S6W-44308
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents involving (i) HGVs and (ii) other vehicles on the A77 there (A) were in each of the last two calendar years and (B) have been in 2026 to date, also broken down by the section of the road that passes through South Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S6W-44328
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all identified breaches of the Register of Tobacco and Nicotine Vapour Product Retailers since 2020-21, broken down by (a) year and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-44343
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what timelines officials are working towards to ensure that the Scottish Marine Recovery Fund is set up and accessible as soon as possible, and specifically, what progress has been made in identifying a suitable quantum of measures that will be operationally deliverable.
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Question reference: S6W-44300
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £20 million Rural Entrepreneur Fund that was announced in the 2021 Programme for Government has been spent in each financial year to date.
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Question reference: S6W-44281
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses participated in the GlobalScot network in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, (c) 2025 and (d) 2026 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-44333
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the specific reasons were for it changing its review into grooming gangs into a public inquiry.
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Question reference: S6W-44278
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government when it last conducted a review of its GlobalScot programme.
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