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-40510
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will lead the preparation of a plan and investment case for the development of Scotland's steel manufacturing, including the commissioning of a Direct Reduced Iron facility and Electric Arc Furnace to leverage part of the £2.5 billion allocated to the green steel fund from the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund and private sector investment.
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Question reference: S6W-40519
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that regional transport partnerships (RTPs) are adequately funded, in light of its reported position that public transport is best delivered at a regional level and the Verity House Agreement’s reported lack of reference to regional bodies in funding frameworks.
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Question reference: S6W-40509
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a protest exclusion zone around properties where asylum seekers are living either temporarily or permanently, in light of the reported increase in violence and intimidation surrounding such sites.
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Question reference: S6W-40485
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether, in the First Minister's recent meetings with the President of the United States, the issue of the Open Championship golf tournament being held possibly at the Trump Turnberry course in Ayrshie was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-40511
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what contracts it currently holds with Fujitsu; what the total value is of these; by what date each will end; whether it plans to renew any and, if so, which, and whether it will rule out inviting Fujitsu to bid for any future contracts.
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Question reference: S6W-40532
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) full- and (b) part-time staff have been employed each year by (i) Cairngorms and (ii) Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, also broken down by (A) area of work employed and (B) pay grade.
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Question reference: S6W-40526
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36012 by Fiona Hyslop on 31 March 2025, by what date the construction of the controlled pedestrian crossing at Raigmore interchange in Inverness will begin.
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Question reference: S6W-40484
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which UK departments it has held discussions with regarding the possibility of the Open Championship being held at Trump Turnberry, in Ayrshire, and what future meetings are planned.
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Question reference: S6W-40507
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the NHS Scotland budget has been spent on pharmaceuticals in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-40516
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what capital funding is currently available to regional transport partnerships (RTPs) for the delivery of regional transport infrastructure, and whether the criteria for the People and Place Programme will be amended to include regional capital projects such as park and ride facilities that contribute to a sustainable transport network.
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