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-42577
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that data relating to the dental workforce in Scotland is collected and reported on a whole-time equivalent basis, in order to provide more accurate assessment of clinical capacity and not solely headcount figures.
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Question reference: S6W-42582
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make the recognition of qualifications and re-accreditation processes more accessible and affordable for displaced Ukrainians living in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-42556
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce does not maintain a formal risk register, and whether it plans to introduce one.
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Question reference: S6W-42581
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the workforce required to deliver lung function testing and scanning.
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Question reference: S6W-42552
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Independent
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timetable for the review of statutory charges and vehicle recovery legislation for e-bikes and e-scooters that it has been discussing with Police Scotland, the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO) and wider stakeholders.
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Question reference: S6W-42584
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with delivery partners on implementing action 3.4 of the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy Delivery Plan 2024-2026 on promoting better understanding of qualification recognition pathways.
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Question reference: S6W-42575
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefit of physical activity for disabled people.
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Question reference: S6W-42576
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to develop the role of enhanced or Tier Two dental practitioners within NHS Scotland, and whether it will set out for such practitioners (a) a process for recruitment and training, (b) a national model or system to support their clinical operation, (c) how it will identify areas of greatest population need for their deployment, and (d) clinical guidance defining the scope of treatment they will undertake and what patients will be referred onward to specialist services.
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Question reference: S6W-42559
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs personally approved the decision to clarify Professor Alexis Jay’s position solely within the minute of the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group meeting of 8 October 2025, and for what reason this clarification was not made to the Parliament.
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Question reference: S6W-42560
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 December 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2026
To ask the Scottish Government whether the (a) First Minister and (b) Permanent Secretary considered whether the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs’ interpretation of Professor Alexis Jay’s comments met the requirements of the Ministerial Code, and what conclusion he reached.
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