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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 5 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-37801

  • Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of fires at recycling centres across the Mid Scotland and Fife region, what action it is taking to (a) identify and (b) reduce any risk of fires at recycling centres, particularly in relation to the correct storage of recycled batteries.

Question reference: S6W-37771

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to (a) identify any points of confusion and conflict in waste legislation and (b) develop a coordinated strategy to ensure the optimal sequencing of upcoming waste policy actions.

Question reference: S6W-37814

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of early learning centres have failed to meet minimum staffing levels since 2015.

Question reference: S6W-37810

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have reported that its early learning estate is not fit for purpose, and what action it has taken in response to any such concerns.

Question reference: S6W-35470

  • Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue guidance to the management of NHS boards regarding improving safety in hospitals and minimising any risk of sexual assault, and if this is the case, whether such guidance will address (a) preventative practices and (b) how to improve management policies and staff guidelines, and how it monitors the effectiveness of any measures put in place to protect patients and staff. 

Question reference: S6W-37770

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether any extra resources will be made available to local authorities to hire additional waste management and operative staff, ahead of the design of a statutory Household Recycling Charter.

Question reference: S6W-37789

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many reported knife crime incidents were recorded in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-37812

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many early learning staff have left the sector since 2021.

Question reference: S6W-37244

  • Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments made by the ScotRail managing director, Joanne Maguire, at the meeting of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on 29 April 2025, that, in relation to the ban on alcohol on ScotRail trains, ScotRail staff “cannot enforce it" and that "it is not a matter of law”, what legislation underpins the alcohol ban on ScotRail services; what statutory powers are available to enforce the ban, broken down by (a) ScotRail staff and (b) the British Transport Police; what guidance it has issued to ScotRail (i) staff and (ii) passengers on the enforcement status of the ban, and what the reasons are for its position on maintaining the ban, in light of reported concerns regarding enforcement.

Question reference: S6W-37815

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to address reported concerns that the expansion of funded hours has led to staff burnout and retention issues in the early learning sector.