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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6O-05653
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support Dumfries town centre.
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Question reference: S6O-05662
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that its Budget 2026-27 adequately funds health and social care partnerships to deliver services, including social care.
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Question reference: S6O-05656
- Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a licensing system for local authorities to address the growing number of vaping shops.
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Question reference: S6O-05658
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of its local government funding settlement on the condition of roads across the Lothian region, in light of the City of Edinburgh Council, for example, facing an £86 million repair backlog.
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Question reference: S6O-05657
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of its Budget 2026-27 on the ability of local authorities, including Perth and Kinross Council, to meet rising demand for services.
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Question reference: S6W-44185
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Creative Scotland, (b) insolvency practitioners and (c) other relevant parties to ensure that former Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) staff receive their redundancy claims, wages and entitlements without unreasonable delay, and in line with Scotland’s Fair Work principles.
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Question reference: S6W-44188
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to establish a genetic testing programme for "feral pigs" or wild boar (Sus scrofa).
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Question reference: S6W-44135
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the planning application should automatically be rejected of any company proven to have misled the public or the Parliament regarding what environmental safeguards will be applicable to their application.
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Question reference: S6W-44189
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent report from King’s College London and Czech Academy of Sciences, whether it will consider establishing a national forum comprising a broad range of stakeholders to develop advice on the management of “feral pigs” or wild boar (Sus scrofa).
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Question reference: S6W-44190
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what financial and other practical support it will consider making available to individuals, businesses and other organisations affected by the devastating fire on Union Street in Glasgow on 8 March 2026, including for complex legal and insurance-related matters.
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